Zygomyia Winnertz

Amorim, Dalton De Souza & Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira, 2013, Types of Neotropical Mycetophilidae (Diptera) at the Natural History Museum collection, London, Zootaxa 3726 (1), pp. 1-119 : 115-116

Zygomyia Winnertz

Zygomyia Winnertz 1863: 901 . Type-species, Mycetophila vara Staeger ( Johannsen 1909: 112) . Ref.— Lane 1951a (key to spp.).

Z. aguarensis Lane 1951a: 244 , fig. 9 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 337 )

Notes. The type series included only the male holotype. Labels in the holotype: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 26.7.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-682” // “BMNH(E) # 257124” // Zygomyia / aguarensis [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]”. The minute holotype specimen is in good condition. The male terminalia has been dissected and is mounted between microslides .

Z. aurantiaca Edwards 1934: 365 . Type-locality: Costa Rica, Farm La Caja , 8 km w. of San José. Holotype ♀, ZMUH.

Notes. The type series included only the female holotype. No types at the NHM, only identified specimens.

Z. bicolor Edwards 1934: 366 . Type-locality: Bolivia, Mapiri, Lorenzopata. Refs.— Lane 1948a: 240, fig. 3 (♂ terminalia); 1951: 249, fig. 2 (♂ terminalia). Holotype ♀, MTD.

Notes. The type series included only the female holotype. No types at the NHM, only identified specimens.

Z. chavantesi Lane 1951a: 239 , fig. 1 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, and two female paratypes, of which only one female paratype ( BMNH (E) # 257101) from the type-locality is at the NHM .

Z. freemani Lane 1951a: 248 , fig. 12 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 338 )

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, three male and three female paratypes, of which the male holotype, the allotype and two male and one female paratypes are at the NHM. The labels with the holotype are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 5.8.1938.” // “Brit Mus / 1938-682” // Zygomyia / aguarensis [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]” / “BMNH(E) # 257119” // HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Zygomyia freemani / Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt 2002. The type is in excellent condition. The terminalia has not been dissected. The other secondary types are numbered BMNH(E) # 257120-3.

Z. heros Lane 1951a: 248 , fig. 13 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 339 )

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, five male and seven female paratypes, of which the allotype, three male and three female paratypes are at the NHM . The holotype labels are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 13.8.1938.” // “ Zygomyia / heros [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]1[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Zygomyia / heros [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 257102”. The holotype is in good shape, the male terminalia not having being dissected. The paratypes are numbered ( BMNH (E) # 257103-111) .

Z. herteli Lane 1951a: 244 , fig. 10 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, MZUSP.

Notes. The type series included the male holotype and a male paratype, of which the male paratype is at the NHM

(BMNH(E) # 257116). The specimen in pretty good condition, with only one wing missing, and the terminalia has been dissected and mounted between microslides.

Z. lafooni Lane 1951a: 246 , fig. 11 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 340 )

Notes. The type series included the male holotype and a female allotype, both of which are at the NHM. The holotype labels are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 6.7.1938.” // [male terminalia dissected and mounted between microslides, attached to a card] // “BMNH(E) # 257117” // Zygomyia / lafooni [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]1[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Zygomyia / lafooni [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]”. The holotype is in fair condition, one of the wings missing and the other broken at the basal third. The abdomen was cut close to its apex and the terminalia mounted. The allotype ( BMNH (E) # 257118) is in excellent condition .

Z. plaumanni Lane 1951a: 243 , fig. 8 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 341 )

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, three male and one female paratypes, of which the holotype, the allotype and a pair of male paratypes are at the NHM. The paratypes are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 9.7.1938.” // “Brit. Mus. / 1938- 682” // “BMNH(E) # 257112” // Zygomyia / plaumanni [hw] / det. John Lane 196[pr]1[hw]” // “ HOLOTYPE ♂ of / Zygomyia / plaumanni [hw] Lane 1951 / det. N.P. Wyatt, 2002 [pr]”. The holotype is in excellent condition; the terminalia was not dissected. The allotype and the paratypes ( BMNH (E) # 257113-5) are also in good condition, the paratypes with their terminalia dissected .

Figures

FIGURES 333–341. Mycetophilidae habitus. 333. Trichonta major Freeman, paratype ♀. 334. Trichonta nubilipennis Freeman, holotype ♂. 335. Trichonta similis Freeman, paratype ♂. 336. Trichonta spinigera Freeman, holotype ♂. 337. Zygomyia aguarensis Lane, holotype ♂. 338. Zygomyia freemani Lane, allotype ♀. 339. Zygomyia heros Lane, holotype ♂. 340. Zygomyia lafooni Lane, allotype ♀. 341. Zygomyia plaumanni Lane, holotype ♂.