Anthrax repertus Walker, 1852

Cunha, André Mallemont & Lamas, Carlos José Einicker, 2004, Description of five Anthrax Scopoli puparia (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae, Anthracini), Zootaxa 741, pp. 1-14 : 8-10

Anthrax repertus Walker, 1852

( Figs. 20–25 )

Anthrax reperta Walker, 1852: 188 ; Kertész, 1909: 52; Hull, 1973: 373; Anthrax inexacta Walker, 1857: 140 ; Kertész, 1909: 42; Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999: 314; Anthrax inexactus: Marston, 1970: 81 ; Painter, Painter & Hall, 1978: 33; Anthrax repertus: Marston, 1970: 44 , 81­84; Painter, Painter & Hall, 1978: 33; Evenhuis & Great­

head, 1999: 313.

Female: Length: 14.9 mm. Head width: 2.1 mm. Thorax width: 2.6 mm. Abdominal width 2.8 mm tapering to 1.9 mm on anal segment. Coloration: light brown; cephalic and anal tubercles and abdominal chitinous rods dark brown, darker apically; setae yellowish.

Head. Cephalic tubercles armed with three pairs of spines fused basally; first pair same length as second pair which are fused at the base with third pair, both directed downwards; third pair placed laterally ( Figs. 21 and 22 ). Central pair of spines with two pairs of setae, first pair on dorsal surface, near its base, second placed laterally on basal half of spine ( Fig. 22 ). In ventral view, anterior facial tubercle with a pair of setae placed laterally, additional pair on posterior margin; posterior facial tubercle missing.( Fig. 23 ).

Thorax. With four pairs of setae, two pairs on dorsal surface placed close together, two pairs on lateral surface; prothoracic spiracle heavily sclerotized, dark brown, conspicuously raised above surface and located immediately behind head ( Fig. 20 ).

Abdomen. Segment I with transverse row of long setae, interrupted in center; segment II–V with transverse row of chitinous rods intercalated with long, thin setae, row of setae interrupted in center; segments VI–VII with reduced chitinous rods, resembling small spines, intercalated with thin setae; segment VIII bare ( Fig. 20 ); pleura with rows of strong and long setae, sternites I–VII with rows of strong setae, interrupted in center, located in middle of the segments; anal tubercle with one pair of spines, with apex directed upwards. Spines with a small pair of projection on apical third. Additional single spine on dorsal base of tubercle, directed upwards ( Figs. 24 and 25 ). Abdominal spiracles slightly darker and more sclerotized than surrounding area, conspicuously raised above the surface and placed laterally on segments I–VII.

Male: unknown

Hosts: Coleoptera ­ ( Cicindelidae )

Distribution: Neotropical: Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Para, Santa Catarina), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Paraguay.

Examined material: BRAZIL, Santa Catarina: Florianópolis (Unidade de Conservação Ambiental Desterro ­ UCAD), 11­ XII­2001, 1 female, A. Zilikens leg.

Note: This species is recorded for the first time from Santa Catarina ( Brazil).

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 25. Anthrax repertus pupae: 20. General lateral view; 21. Cephalic tubercle, dorsal view; 22. Cephalic tubercle, lateral view; 23. Head, ventral view; 24. Anal tubercle, dorsal view; 25. Anal tubercle, lateral view.