Left: The holotype of Bittacus livingstonei Londt, 1981 (Mecoptera, Bittacidae – NMSA-MEC 137). Right: Holotype of Anisops londti Truxal, 1990 (Hemiptera, Notonectidae – NMSA-HEM 20420).

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Non-asilid Diptera, Hemiptera and Mecoptera collecting effort by Jason...

Left: The holotype of Bittacus livingstonei Londt, 1981 (Mecoptera,...

A map of Africa showing the localities of all the type specimens of...

Representation of the diversity of Hemiptera, Mecoptera and non-asilid...

The species named after Jason Londt from material he collected housed...

Beyond Asilidae: The collecting effort of Dr Jason Londt as represented by non-Asilidae Diptera, Hemiptera and Mecoptera, housed in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, South Africa

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May 2023

Kirstin Alexa Williams
Jacobus C. Steenkamp
Louwtjie Snyman

Dr Jason Londt took up the position of Assistant Director at the Natal Museum (now KwaZulu-Natal Museum – KZN Museum. Collection acronym – NMSA) in 1976. In 1978 he was appointed Acting Head of Entomology – a post he held until 1990. He was appointed Director of the Natal Museum (KZN Museum) in 1994 (Barraclough and Whittington 1994). While his res...