Anarmostus iopterus (Wiedemann, 1828)

Montanuci, Pietra S., Vieira, Rodrigo & Krolow, Tiago K., 2023, A new species of Cerozodus and new records of Asilinae and Ommatiinae (Diptera: Asilidae) from Tocantins, Brazil, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2023008) 113, pp. 1-22 : 7

Anarmostus iopterus (Wiedemann, 1828)

( Figs 24–27 )

Material examined. BRASIL [ BRAZIL], Tocantins: Pium, Centro de Pesquisas Canguçu , 09°58’42.47”S - 50°02’16.54”W, lençol iluminado [light sheet], 13-18. V .2016, Krolow , T . K. & Valadares, A. C. (♀ CEUFT) .

Distribution. Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins *, Bahia), Bolivia ( VIEIRA et al., 2006; VIEIRA, 2012; PAPAVERO, 2009).

Comments. In Brazil, the same is registered only in the North and Northeast Regions ( VIEIRA et al., 2006; PAPAVERO 2009; VIEIRA, 2012). This is the first record in an ecotonal area between Cerrado andAmazon biomes in Brazil. Anarmostus iopterus is characterized by having metallic blue coloration ( Figs 24–26 ); black mystax interspersed with white setae ( Figs 26, 27 ); black legs, tibiae with black and white macrosetae, hind legs with the first tarsomeres covered by white tomentum and white macrosetae ( Figs 24, 25 ).

Figures

Figs 24–27. Anarmostus iopterus (Wiedemann, 1828), female, habitus: 24, lateral view; 25, dorsal view; head: 26, frontal view; 27, lateral view.