Saropogon nitidus Wilcox, 1966

Alberts, Charlotte H. E. & Fisher, Eric M., 2022, A new species of Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera, Asilidae) from Arizona, with a review of the Nearctic species north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1130, pp. 1-63 : 1

Saropogon nitidus Wilcox, 1966

Figs 19 , 31

Saropogon nitidus Wilcox, 1966: 135.

References.

Wilcox 1966: 135 (key and original description); Fisher and Wilcox 1997: 4 (catalog).

Diagnosis.

This species can be easily distinguished from others in the region by a shining black non-pubescent spot on the anterior half of the anepisternum and katepisternum. The male has yellowish red femora with black tibiae and tarsi; the posterior corners of T2-5 (males) and T2-4 (females) are with white pubescence; legs in female are yellowish. Body length 12-14 mm; wing length 8-10 mm. Flight time May - October.

Distribution.

USA: New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, SimpleMappr: https://www.simplemappr.net/map/16990.

Type material examined.

United States of America • 1 ♂, holotype; Texas, Brewster County, Lajitas; 29°15'N, 103°46'W; 714 m; 04 Sep 1961; J. E. Gillaspy; CASENT; Type No. 9280.

Other material examined.

Suppl. material 1.

Comments.

Photographs of holotype can be found at: https://monarch.calacademy.org/taxa/index.php?tid=679457.

Figures

Figure 19. Saropogon nitidus Wilcox, 1966 Female (USNMENT 01830081): A dorsal view B lateral view C anterior view; Male (UCBMEP 0280497): D anterior view E dorsal view F lateral view. Scale bars: 2 mm.

Figure 31. Distribution of Saropogon (Diptera: Asilidae) specimens studied for S. abbreviatus, S. birdi, S. nitidus, S. semiustus, and S. solus. Map created with SimpleMappr on July 25, 2022, and available at: https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 18363.