Bryodemina hedickei (Paramonov), 1930

Lamas, Carlos J. E., Yamaguchi, Carolina & Evenhuis, Neal L., 2024, Revision of the genus Bryodemina Hull (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Lomatiinae) with descriptions of two new Neotropical species, Zootaxa 5496 (3), pp. 301-331 : 317-322

Bryodemina hedickei (Paramonov), 1930 comb. nov.

( Figs 51–66 )

Oncodocera hedickei Paramonov, 1930: 67 (417). Type locality: Sara, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.; Hull, 1973: 316.

Bryodemina (Brachydemia) latisoma Hull, 1973: 314 , 316. Type locality: unknown (probably Brazil, Mato Grosso, Chapada ); new synonym.

Brachydemia latisoma (Hull) : Painter et al., 1978: 25; Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999: 250.

Brachydemia hedickei (Paramonov) : Painter et al., 1978: 25; Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999: 250; Lamas & Evenhuis, 2014: 91.

Diagnosis. Wing hyaline, slightly yellowish areas near base and at costal (c) cell; Abdominal segments with dark brown bristles on basal ¾ and yellow in apical ¼ forming bands; tergite 1 with tuft of long, thin orange bristles on each side of lateral margins; sternites 1–4 with dense, long and thin white bristles; sternites 5–7 with medium length and thin dark brown bristles; dense tufts of bristles on lateral margin of tergites; spermathecal bulb pear-shaped.

Redescription. Male. Body length: 13.0– 21.1 mm; Wing length: 13.5–20.6 mm; Head width: 3.5–4.5 mm. Head: frons dark brown with gray pollinose, with long, thin dark brown bristles on upper half and spatulate yellowish white bristles on lower half; face glossy dark brown, gray pollinose, with yellowish spatulate white bristles; oral margin with white bristles ( Fig. 55 ); antenna dark brown gray pollinose; scape cylindrical, twice as wide and same length as pedicel with short, thin dark brown bristles on dorsal surface and longer yellowish white bristles on ventral surface; pedicel with short, thin dark brown bristles; postpedicel five times longer than pedicel, laterally compressed in dorsal view; labellum oval, with short, delicate and sparse orange bristles; palpus short, dark brown with gray pollinosity, with short, thin and sparse light brown bristles; occiput dark brown, gray pollinose, with short yellowish white scales mainly along lateral sinuosity of compound eye, with short white bristles on margin; ocellar tubercle glossy dark brown, with proclinate long, thin dark brown bristles. Thorax: dorsal view ( Fig. 51 ): scutum velvety dark brown, with long, thin and sparse orange bristles on anterior third, dense medium length and thin orange and dark brown bristles laterally, posterior margin of scutum with short, thin light yellow bristles; notopleuron gray pollinose with spatulate, medium length, light yellow to orange bristles, row of 3–4 long, very strong dark brown prealar bristles and sparse strong dark brown bristles; postalar wall with medium length and thin dark brown bristles on anterior half, in sides medium length and thin light yellow bristles, with row of 4–5 very long, strong dark brown bristles; scutellum reddish brown, with short, thin dark brown bristles and short, thin and sparse light yellow bristles at posterior margin; lateral view ( Fig. 52 ): postpronotal lobe gray pollinose, with dense, long and thin yellowish white to orange bristles; anepisternum gray pollinose, with long, thin yellowish white to orange bristles; katepisternum gray pollinose with dense medium length, thin and sparse yellowish white bristles; anepimeron gray pollinose with long, thin yellowish white to orange bristles on upper half, and medium length and thin light yellow bristles on lower half; meron gray pollinose, bare; mediotergite gray pollinose with dense, long and thin orange bristles; laterotergite gray pollinose with dense tuft of long, thin yellowish white bristles; metepisternum and metepimeron gray pollinose, with medium length and thin yellowish white bristles; stalk of halter light brown; knob yellow. Legs: dark brown pollinose; all coxae light brown with gray pollinosity, with long, thin yellowish white bristles, fore and mid coxae with dark brown bristles on anterior surface; all trochanters with yellow bristles; all femora with dark brown scales, except yellow scales on basal half of dorsal and posterior surfaces; fore and mid tibiae with longitudinal row of dark brown bristles on anterodorsal, anteroventral, posteroventral and posterodorsal surfaces; all tibiae with row of bristles around apex; tarsus with short, strong dark brown bristles, first tarsomere longer than others; pulvillus smaller than claws; fore leg: femur with short, thin and sparse dark brown bristles on posteroventral surface; mid leg: femur with row of strong dark brown bristles on middle third of anteroventral and posteroventral surfaces; hind leg: femur with dark brown bristles on anteroventral and posteroventral surfaces; tibia with row of dark brown bristles on anteroventral, anterodorsal and posteroventral surface and spurs around apex. Wing: hyaline, except for yellow areas at basal costal (bc) cell, costal (c), basal medial (bm) cell and orange brown alula; costal (C) vein with dense dark brown bristles, longer near base and diminutive at posterior margin; tegula light brown with short and thin dark brown and light yellow bristles; R 4 slightly sinuate; cell r 5 open on wing margin; CuA and CuP touching at wing margin, cell cua closed; alula with medium length and thin yellow shiny bristles on margin; wing three times longer than large ( Fig. 57 ). Abdomen: glossy dark brown; lateral margin of tergites with dense tuft of long, thin dark brown bristles and yellow on tergites 2 and 4; segments of abdomen with dark brown bristles on basal ¾ of segment and yellow on apical ¼ forming stripes; tergite 1 with tuft of long, thin orange bristles on each side of lateral margins; sternites dark brown, sternites 1–4 with dense, long and thin white bristles; sternites 5–7 with medium length and thin dark brown bristles ( Figs 51 , 89 ). Male terminalia: dorsal view ( Figs 58, 59 ): ejaculatory apodeme long, slightly surpassing gonocoxal apodeme limits; distiphallus short, not surpassing apex of posterior process of gonocoxa; gonostylus conspicuously developed, shaped like scorpion’s telson and stinging apparatus; ventral view ( Fig. 60 ); gonocoxites fused, with central ridge marking line of fusion evident along entire length of gonocoxa; lateral view ( Figs 61, 62 ): gonocoxa elongate; basiphallus wide and distiphallus thin with truncate apex; gonostylus robust, abruptly pointed on apex; epandrium cap visor-shaped with regular anterior margin, without true notch, only line of suture weakly sclerotized and deep notch on posterior margin ( Figs 63, 64 ).

Female. Body length: 14.7–20.0 mm; Wing length: 14.3–19.4 mm; Head width: 3.4–4.6 mm. Similar to male, except for: Head: eyes dichoptic; eyes separated by distance of two times ocellar tubercle width; frons with long, thin yellowish dark brown bristles on upper half and spatulate yellow to oranges bristles on lower half ( Fig. 56 ); scape with short, thin yellow to orange bristles on dorsal surface; pedicel with yellowish dark brown bristles. Thorax: lateral view ( Fig. 54 ): knob of halter yellowish light brown. Wing: CuA and CuP almost touching at wing margin, cell cua open at wing margin. Female terminalia: acanthophorites (tergite 9+10) divided in two separate sclerites, 1/3 length of tergite 8; acanthophorite spines long, 1.5 times length of cerci ( Fig. 66 ). Spermathecae: spermathecal bulb pear-shaped, two times longer than wide, three times longer than sperm pump; basal spermathecal duct thinner than apical duct; sperm pump placed at apical 1/2 of spermathecal duct, with sclerotized collars, equally developed on apical and basal ends of sperm pump; furca U-shaped, with membranous dorsally projected base; lateral bars slightly divergent with right angle fold near apex; bar apexes divergent and laterally pointed ( Figs 65, 66 ).

Type material examined. Bryodemina latisoma : SYNTYPES. 2 ♀: Brazil: MATO GROSSO: unknown locality (probably Brazil, Mato Grosso, Chapada dos Guimarães), Frank M. Hull collection (JSS numbers: 25696 and 25697) ( CNC) .

Additional material examined. Argentina: SANTA FE, Las Garzas (-28.83 / -59.52), ix.1903, E.R. Wagner col. (1 ♀, MNHN) ; JUJUY, Yuto (-23.63 / -64.47), 11.i.1966, H. Townes col. (1 ♀, USNM) . Bolívia: EL BENI, San Ramon (-13.45 / -64.60); 1.xii.2003, D.J. Mann & C. Hamel (1 ♀, OUMNH) ; SANTA CRUZ, Nueva Moka (-17.32 / -63.55), ii.1950, A. Martins col. (MZ001288) (1 ♀, MZUSP) ; Buena Vista (-17.55 / -65.88), xi.1933, 1.iv.1933 (2 ♀, USNM) . Brazil: BAHIA: São Desiderio (-12.37 / -44.87), Pq. Mun. da Lagoa Azul, 21–25.i.2009, Nihei, Figueiredo, Almeida and Cezar col. (MZ001284) (1 ♀, MZUSP; Caetité (-13.84 / -42.49), Faz. Quebra Braço , 28–30.i.2009, Nihei, Figueiredo, Almeida and Cezar col. (MZ001286) (1 ♂, MZUSP) ; Monte Santo (-9.97 / -38.90), Fazenda Frei Jesus , 02.xii.2010, Lopes et. al. col (MZ001294) (1 ♂, MZUSP) ; CEARÁ, Russas (-4.98 / -38.02), ii.1940, (old catalog number: 26658), Shannon and Alves col. (MZ001287) (1 ♂, MZUSP) ; GOIÁS: Jataí (-17.88 / -51.72), i.1955, M. Carrera, A. Machado, F. S. Pereira, E. Dente and Milgar Loureiro col. (MZ001283) (1 ♀, MZUSP) ; MATO GROSSO, Barra do Tapirapé (-10.83 / -50.67), 1–14.xii.1964, José Celio Pinheiros (1 ♀, MZUSP001295 ) , 14.x.1964, B. Malkin col. (1 ♀, MZ001282 ) ( MZUSP) ; Cáceres (-16.06 / -57.68), 4.xii.1984 (1 ♀), 9.i.1985 (1 ♂, 4 ♀), 7.ii.1985 (1 ♀), C. Elias leg (POLONOROESTE, DZUP) ; Cuiabá (-15.58 / -56.08), 4.xi.– 12.xii.2011, (MZ001292) (2 ♂, MZUSP) ; Diamantino (-14.41 / -56.45), 10–14.ii.1965, S. Laroca leg (1 ♂, DZUP) ; Jacaré P.N. Xingú (-15.26 / -57.70), xi.1961, Alvarenga e Werner col. (2 ♂, 3 ♀, DZUP) ; Rondonópolis (-16.47 / -54,63), 7.xi.1950 (1 ♀), 8.xi.1950 (1 ♀) (MZ001289 and MZ001290) ( MZUSP) ; MATO GROSSO DO SUL, Campo Grande (-16.17 / -56.27), 30.xi.2010 (1 ♂, UFMS) , Pinhal, R. F. col.; Corumbá (-19.02 / -57.65), 19.ix.1929 (old catalog number: 62637) (MZ001278) (1 ♂, MZUSP) ; Porto Murtinho (-21.64 / -57.71), 09.xii.2012, Lamas and team col. (SISBIOTA, MZUSP001293 ) (12 ♀, MZUSP) ; Salobra (-20.17 / -56.52), 30.i.1942 (old catalog numbers: 26661, 26659, 26660) (3 ♀, MZ001280 ) , 27–31.i.1941 (old catalog number: 62694), F. Lane col. (1 ♀, MZ001281 ) ( MZUSP) ; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, Macaíba (-5.85 / -35.35), iv.1939 (old catalog number: 26662), D. C. Alves col. (MZ001285) (1 ♀, MZUSP) ; iv.1933, D. Alves col. (1 ♂, 1 ♀, USNM) ; SÃO PAULO, Lussanvira / Pereira Barreto (-20.63 / -51.12) (old catalog number: 26657) (MZ001291) (1 ♀, MZUSP) ; MINAS GERAIS, Paraopeba (- 18.83 / -45.18), 1.i.1991, Vital R. Souza col. (2 ♀, MNRJ) . Paraguay: CONCEPCIÓN, Horqueta (-23.40 / -56.88), no date, A. Schulze col. (3 ♂, USNM) .

Other examined material. Without data label (old catalog number: 26665) (MZ001279) (2 ♀, MZUSP).

Geographical records. Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte and São Paulo), Argentina (Santa Fe and Jujuy), Bolívia (El Beni and Santa Cruz) and Paraguay (Concepción).

Figures

FIGURES 51–57. Bryodemina hedickei. 51. Male habitus, dorsal view (Scale bar, 2.0 mm); 52. Male habitus, lateral view (Scale bar, 2.0 mm); 53. Female habitus, dorsal view (Scale bar, 2.0 mm); 54. Female habitus, lateral view (Scale bar, 2.0 mm); 55. Male head, frontal view (Scale bar, 0.5 mm); 56. Female head, frontal view (Scale bar, 1.0 mm); 57. Female right wing, dorsal view (Scale bar, 1.0 mm).

FIGURES 58–64. Bryodemina hedickei, male terminalia. 58. Dorsal view (epandrium removed), line drawing (Scale bar, 0.1 mm); 59. Dorsal view; 60. Ventral view; 61. Lateral view, line drawing (Scale bar, 0.2 mm); 62. Lateral view; 63. Epandrium, dorsal view, line drawing (Scale bar, 0.2 mm); 64. Epandrium, dorsal view.

FIGURES 65–66. Bryodemina hedickei, female terminalia. 65. Spermathecae and furca, line drawing (Scale bar, 0.2 mm); 66. Spermathecae, furca, tergite 8 and acanthophorites (tergites 9+10).

FIGURES 83–89. Abdomen pattern of Bryodemina species, dorsal view. 83. Bry. ayalai sp. nov., male (Scale bar, 1.0 mm); 84. Bry. ayalai sp. nov., female (Scale bar, 0.5 mm); 85. Bry. enigmatica sp. nov., male (Scale bar, 1.0 mm); 86. Bry. fasciata, male (Scale bar, 1.0 mm); 87. Bry. valida, male (Scale bar, 1.0 mm); 88. Bry. valida, female (Scale bar, 1.0 mm); 89. Bry. hedickei, male (Scale bar, 1.0 mm).