Mallophora calida (Fabricius, 1787)

(Figs 40–43)

Material examined. BRASIL [BRAZIL], Tocantins: Palmas, Distrito de Taquaruçu, Fazenda Encantada, 10°14’45.21”S – 48°07’24.07”W, lençol iluminado [light sheet], 27.VIII.2017, Krolow, T . K. & team (♂ CEUFT); Porto Nacional, Fazenda Dois Irmãos, Córrego São João, [10°42’41.1”S – 48°22’23.0”W], malaise [malaise trap], 17-21. VI .2020, Krolow, T . K. & team (2♂ CEUFT); Palmas, Parque Estadual do Lajeado, 10°06’05.00”S – 48°14’46.00”W, malaise [malaise trap], 04.X.2019, Oliveira, J.W. & team (♂ CEUFT) ;

Distribution. Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Tocantins *, Paraíba, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay (ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980; KOHLER et al., 2013).

Comments. Mallophora calida is relatively small when compared to the others, but the females tend to be larger than males (ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980). In addition, it presents a great variation in the size and tonality of the macrosetae, and can often present an extension at the apex of the hind tibiae. This species has a yellow mystax (Figs 42, 43), brown thorax, yellow legs with yellow setae (Fig. 40), shiny black hind tarsomeres with black setae interspersed with white ones, shiny black abdomen, tergites with orange setae (Figs 40, 41) (ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980).