Who is who? A review of the genus Dasypogon of North Africa (Diptera: Asilidae)

In this paper, a revision of the genus Dasypogon Meigen, 1803 of the territory of North Africa and partially Spain is presented. Berberopogon subgen. nov. is described as a new subgenus within Dasypogon. The following nomenclatural changes are made: Asilus flavus Linnaeus, 1761 = Laphria ruficauda Fabricius, 1805, syn. nov., Asilus atratus Fabricius, 1794 = Seilopogon olcesci Bigot, 1878, syn. nov., Seilopogon Gougeleti Bigot, 1878 = Selidopogon rubinipes Becker, 1913 in Becker & Stein (1913), syn. nov. A neotype of Asilus atratus Fabricius, 1794 is designated. Two new species, Dasypogon engeli sp. nov. and Dasypogon hradskyi sp. nov., are described. Two new combinations are proposed: Saropogon gougeleti (Bigot, 1878) comb. nov., and Psilocurus brevipennis (Meigen, 1838) comb. nov.