Systenus parkeri Bickel, 2015

Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany, Merchan-Vargas, Geraldine Lucia & Soares, Matheus M. M., 2024, First record of the genus Systenus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Colombia, with description of four new species, Zootaxa 5514 (3), pp. 257-272 : 269

Systenus parkeri Bickel

( Figs 6C, D , 7 )

Systenus parkeri Bickel, 2015: 179 , figs 2c, d, e. Type locality: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Rio Naranjo.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Caquetá, Belén de los Andaquíes, Vda. [Vereda] Aletones, Fca. [Finca] La Cabaña, 01º29’31’’N / 75º52’20’’W, 369 m, 18.I–01.II.2017 / Trampa Malaise en Bosque ( Dosel ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana leg. (1 ♂, LEUA) (photographed specimen) ; idem 23.XI–07.XII.2016, (2 ♂, LEUA) ; idem 18.I–01.II.2017, (1 ♂, LEUA) ; idem Puerto Rico, Vda. [Vereda] La Soledad, Fca. [Finca] Borinquen, 01º55’30’’N / 75º08’33’’W, 308 m, 23.XI–07.XII.2016 (1 ♂, LEUA) ; idem 07–21.XII.2016 (1 ♂, LEUA) ; idem 15.II–01.III.2017 (2 ♂, LEUA) ; idem 01º55’26’’N / 75º08’58’’W, 270 m, 15–29.III.2017 / Trampa Malaise en plantación de Saccharum officinarum (Poacea) caña de azucar, (1 ♂, LEUA) ; idem Florencia, Vda. [Vereda] San Francisco, Fca. [Finca] El Recreo, 01º42’24’’N / 75º36’36’’W, 643 m, 07–21.XII.2016 / Trampa Malaise en Bosque ( Dosel ) (1 ♂, LEUA) ; idem San José del Fragua , Vda. [Vereda] Bellavista, Fca. [Finca] Mi Ranchito, 01º18’23’’N / 76º00’32’’W, 265 m, 01–15.II.2017 (1 ♂, LEUA) ; idem 09–23.XI.2016 / Trampa Malaise en plantación de Saccharum officinarum (Poacea) caña de azucar, (1 ♂, LEUA) .

Distribution. (Caquetá) (new record), Costa Rica (Guanacaste) ( Fig. 7 ).

Remarks. Systenus parkeri is easily recognized by the short peduncle formed by tergite 7+ sternite 7 ( Fig. 6C ) and by the short and somewhat rectangular cercus ( Fig. 6D ).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A–B. Systenus naranjensis Bickel, 2015, identified male. A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Hypopygium, left lateral view. C–D. Systenus parkeri Bickel, 2015, identified male. C. Habitus, lateral view; D. Hypopygium, left lateral view.

FIGURE 7. Geographical records of Systenus Loew in Colombia. S. beatae Naglis, 2000; S. bickeli sp. nov.; S. colombiensis sp. nov.; S. flaviatus Naglis, 2000; S. fuscus sp. nov.; S. grossus sp. nov.; S. maculipennis Bickel, 2015; S. naranjensis Bickel, 2015 and S. parkeri Bickel, 2015.