Saropogon pulcherrimus Williston, 1901

Estrada, Alejandro & Nápoles, Jesús Romero, 2020, New distribution records of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) for Mexico, Insecta Mundi 2020 (783), pp. 1-13 : 7

Saropogon pulcherrimus Williston, 1901 ( Figure 18 )

Genus distribution in Mexico. Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guerrero, Morelos, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas ( Papavero 2009).

Species distribution in Mexico. Guerrero ( Williston 1901; Papavero 2009).

New records. Morelos (2.5 km W from Ajuchitlán).

Material examined. MEXICO: Morelos, 2.5 km W from Ajuchitlán [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 18°28.065′ N, 98°59.546′ W, 950 m, 9/x/1996, B. Rodríguez (1♂ EBCC) ; same data, except: 18/xi/1995, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC) ; same data except: 18/xi/1995, A. Rodríguez (2♀ EBCC) .

Remarks. These specimens represent the first records for the species since Williston (1901) described it in the supplement of the Biologia Centrali-Americana.

Figures

Figures 13–19. Habitus of Asilidae spp. 13) Male habitus of Polacantha (Echinitropis) xanthocera (Williston, 1901). Credit: A.E. 14) Male habitus of Prolepsis tristis (Walker, 1851). Credit: A.E.15) Male habitus of Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911. Credit: A.E. 16) Male habitus of Pseudorus bicolor Bellardi, 1861. Credit: A.E. 17) Male habitus of Pseudorus martini Papavero, 1975. Credit: A.E. 18) Male habitus of Sarapogon pulcherrimus Williston, 1901. Credit: A.E. 19) Female habitus of Wyliea chrysauges (Osten Sacken, 1887). Credit: Enrique Ramírez.