taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FE05244905FE.taxon	description	(Fig. 2 B – C, 3 E)	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FE05244905FE.taxon	materials_examined	New records. MÉXICO, Estado de México, Otumba, Coyotepec, GPS: 19 º 39 ’ 09.3 ’’ N, 98 º 45 ’ 25.7 ’’ W, 2481 m a. s. l., Malaise trap, 23 – jan to 13 – feb 2008, D. Zetina – Hernandez, leg., 2 females, same data except, male, female, 12 – apr to 4 – may 2007, (CAIM). Michoacán, Locality Ihuatzio, GPS: 19 º 35 ’ 22.3 ’’ N, 101 º 37 ’ 01.4 ’’ W, 2131 masl, 04 – jul – 2022, entomological net, on a Bursera bipinnata shrub, E. Maya – Elizarrarás, leg., (IEXA-CECOM).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FE05244905FE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The female genitalia are shown as figure 3 E.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FE05244905FE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. México (Guanajuato, Estado de México, Michoacán, Querétaro).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FBE5245A0035.taxon	description	(Fig. 2 D – F)	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FBE5245A0035.taxon	materials_examined	New records. MÉXICO, Estado de México, Otumba, Coyotepec, GPS: 19 º 39 ’ 09.3 ’’ N, 98 º 45 ’ 25.7 ’’ W, 2481 m a. s. l, Malaise trap, 12 – apr to 4 – may 2007, D. Zetina – Hernandez leg., male, (CAIM).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FBE5245A0035.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The type locality was designated as “ Popotea ” México, without additional information; it possibly refers to the Laguna La Popotera wetlands, in the northeastern portion of the lower Papaloapan river basin, in southeastern Veracruz.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FBE5245A0035.taxon	distribution	Distribution. USA (Texas), México (Estado de México, Veracruz?, Tamaulipas).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB041FF63FEB623810791.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Scatop se dampfi Duda, 1928 by original designation.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	description	(Fig. 1 A – G; 2 A, G – J; 3 A – D; 4)	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: Male (slide mounting). MÉXICO, Michoacán, Locality Ihuatzio, GPS: 19 º 35 ’ 13.2 ’’ N, 101 º 37 ’ 02.4 ’’ W, 2097 m a. s. l, 29 – jun – 2022, entomological net, on a Bursera bipinnata shrub, E. MayaElizarrarás, leg., (CECOM). Paratypes: 2 females, same data except, GPS: 19 º 35 ’ 22.3 ’’ N, 101 º 37 ’ 01.4 ’’ W, 2131 masl, 13 – jun – 2022, GPS: 19 º 35 ’ 13.2 ’’ N, 101 º 37 ’ 02.4 ’’ W, 2097 m a. s. l, 15 – jun – 2022, C. Cultid-Medina, leg., (ethyl alcohol) (IEXA-CECOM); Pátzcuaro, 11 - jun- 2024, on homemade compost; A. Guarín-Anacona, leg., (ethyl alcohol), 10 females; San Juan Nuevo, avocado grove ‘ Joya del Café’, GPS: 19 º 24 ’ 34 ’’ N, 102 º 08 ’ 57 ’’ W, 2131 m a. s. l, 22 - sept- 2024, on avocado compost, A. Guarín-Anacona, leg., 5 females (ethyl alcohol).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male sternite 7 triangular gradually tapering posterior margin; tergite 7 with a deep sublateral emargination; tergum 8 with double pairs of processes; female with tergite 8 + 9 very narrow, “ U ” shaped.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length approximately 1.8 mm. Black species in general color. Head. (Fig. 1 A). Black, longer than wide; eyes large, holoptic, with short hairs between facets; ommatidia equal in size, in lateral view at level of base of scape, a row of 6 ommatidia disposed from outer to inner ocular margin; three ocelli, equal in size; antennae (Fig. 1 B) dark brown, longer than head – height; scape subsquare, setae disposed along to distal margin; pedicel subcylindrical, flagellomeres covered with microtrichia and sensilla; flagellomeres I – VII twice as wide as long, each bearing a whorl of setae, last flagellomere rounded, as long as 2 preceding ones, bearing whorls of setae; flagellum length, 0.32 mm; frontoclypeus setose; occiput pilose, with one lateral sensilla; small internal sclerotized sclerite at base of labella, as long as palpus; palpus (Fig. 1 C) dark brown, setose, reniform, with subapical sensory pits, length 0.16 mm; labella not observed. Thorax. Dark brown; mesonotum longer than wide, with dense short pilosity, a row of 18 supraalar setae; scutellum with 8 marginal setae; anterior spiracular sclerite (Fig. 1 D) setose, with 16 setae; rounded spiracle, not longer than high; pleural setae: 17 anepisternal, in upper anterior sclerite; 35 antepronotal; 9 katepisternal; 7 mesepimeral, 4 meral, ca. 40 proepimeral setae. Legs. (Fig. 1 E – G). Concolourous with body, tarsi somewhat lighter, especially the posterior ones; 14 comb of setae and two short posteroapical spurs; first tarsomere of legs longer than second. Wing. (Fig. 2 A) length, 2.0 mm, width, 0.8 mm; membrane with dense microtrichia; no macrotrichia on membrane except the usual row along the posterior margin; R 1 and R 4 + 5 with an irregularly arranged row of short setae dorsally; R 4 + 5 reaching costa before middle of wing; M fork nearly twice as long as stem, gradually widening towards wing margin; second costal section shorter than first; a false vein present between M 2 and CuA 1; CuA 2 smoothly angled near middle, reaching wing margin. Wing length / section costal 1: 3.0; WL / C 2: 8.0; WL / C 3: 1.8; WL / C 1 + C 2: 2.2; C extending 0.45 of wing length. Halters brown, bearing a row of 3 setae on the stem. Abdomen. Tergites darkened, well defined; sternites 1 – 5 unsclerotized, sternite 6 with small, medial lunula. Tergite 7 (Fig. 2 H – I) wider than long, length, 0.2 mm, width, 0.5 mm, medially emarginated in posterior margin, and with a pair of deep sublateral emarginations; sternite 7 (Fig. 2 G, J) longer than wider, length, 0.45 mm, width, 0.20 mm, subtriangular, at the base are connected by a slender sclerite, tapering to margin posterior. Tergum 8 with a double pair of short processes rounded apically (Fig. 2 H). Genital capsule (Fig. 3 A – C) elongate, gonocoxites short, robust; aedeagus base subrectangular, with a distal process V – shaped; parameres lobulated, bearing a row of distal setae; tergite 9 elongated, sword – shaped, with the distal portion rounded. Female. Similar to male, except for the following. Body length, 3.5 mm. Head. Antenna with 8 flagellomeres, antenna length, 0.40 mm. Thorax. 16 supraalar setae; anterior spiracular sclerite with 16 setae; pleural setae: 18 anepisternal, in upper anterior sclerite; ca. 30 antepronotal; 9 katepisternal; 5 mesepimeral, 5 meral, ca. 40 proepimeral setae. Wing. Length, 1.7 mm, width, 0.7 mm; wing length / section costal 1: 3.0; WL / C 2: 2.0; WL / C 3: 1.9; WL / C 1 + C 2: 2.1; C extending 0.47 of wing length. Abdomen. Tergite 7 wider than long, posterior margin emarginated; sternite 7 similar to tergite, wider than long, posterior margin emarginated, with a sclerotized distal band. Terminalia (Fig. 3 D). Tergite 8 + 9 is very narrow, “ U ” shaped. Sternite 8 membranous, genital furca long, V – shaped, with a pair of setose lobes in posterior margin (cercus, according to Cook, 1956 a); tergite 10 short, setose.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name ' tariacurii ' refers to the Pur'hepecha people in honor of Tariacuri, a revered figure in Pur'hepecha mythology and history. Tariacuri is celebrated as one of the foundational leaders of the indigenous Pur'hepecha civilization in present-day Michoacán, Mexico.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	biology_ecology	Floral records. Bursera cuneata Engl. Burseraceae.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. México (Michoacán) (Fig. 4).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3BB046FF63F9BB249103D6.taxon	discussion	Comment. The genus is represented by two previously known species, Akorhexoza dampfi (Duda) from USA and México and A. cactivora Cook from México. This new species differs principally by the tergum 8 with a double pair of short processes rounded apically and tergite 7 with a pair of deep sublateral emarginations, both characteristics included in the key to separate the known species. However, other three species undescribed from México (2 species) and Panama (1 species) are present in the Neotropical Region (Amorim, 2007). Nevertheless, the genus is endemic to Central America (Amorim, 2009 b), although it could have an extended distribution (Amorim & Brown, 2020). This new species was collected in association with copalillo o cuerecatzundi (Bursera cuneata), a Mexican endemic tree species found in oak-tropical deciduous forest transition zones and on basaltic outcrops, and its wood is used for making handicrafts such as decorative masks or for festivities (Becerra & Yetman, 2024). This is the first time that a Scatopsid has been recorded visiting the flowers of this copalillo tree.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3FB045FF63FB4C22CD00B0.taxon	materials_examined	New records. MÉXICO, Michoacán, Locality Tacámbaro, avocado grove ‘ La Virtud’, GPS: 19 º 19 ’ 37 ’’ N, 101 º 31 ’ 21 ’’ W, 2435 m a. s. l, 25 - sept- 2024, M. Rodríguez-Montoya., leg., 8 females (ethyl alcohol), 3 males, slide mounted, (CAIM / IEXA-CECOM); same data except, avocado grove ‘ La Flor’, 24 - sept- 2024, A. Guarín-Anacona, leg., 38 males, 49 females (ethyl alcohol).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3FB045FF63FB4C22CD00B0.taxon	biology_ecology	Floral record. Sycios Medik. (Cucurbitaceae) and Persea americana Mill. (Laureaceae).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3FB045FF63FB4C22CD00B0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Estado de México, Michoacán.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3FB045FF63F93C220501DC.taxon	materials_examined	New records. MÉXICO, Michoacán, Locality Pátzcuaro, GPS: 19 º 30 ’ 34.6 ’’ N, 101 º 35 ’ 58.7 ’’ W, 2184 m a. s. l, 11 - mar- 2024, specimens captured on organic waste from a compost bin, A. Guarín-Anacona, leg., 4 females (ethyl alcohol), 1 female, slide mounted, (IEXA-CECOM).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3FB045FF63F93C220501DC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cosmopolitan.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3EB044FF63FF61221D0791.taxon	materials_examined	New records. MÉXICO, Tabasco, Cunduacan, Huimango (second section), GPS: 18 º 08 ’ 34.8 ” N, 93 º 08 ’ 66.4 ” W, 8 – oct – 2019, CDC trap, 18 females, 2 males (CAIM).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3EB044FF63FF61221D0791.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cosmotropical.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3EB044FF63FE02256605D4.taxon	materials_examined	New records. MÉXICO, Michoacán, Locality Ihuatzio; GPS: 19 º 35 ’ 03.4 ’’ N, 101 º 36 ’ 52.6 ’’ W, 2092 m a. s. l, 10 – jun – 2022, entomological net, E. Maya – Elizarrarás, leg., male (CECOM); Veracruz, Acajete, Zapotal, GPS: 19 º 30.913 ’ 54.56 ’’ N, 97 º 02 ’ 12.25 ’’ W, 2284 m a. s. l, 5 – apr – 2024, entomological net, A. Guarín Anacona, leg., 1 male.	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3EB044FF63FE02256605D4.taxon	biology_ecology	Floral records. Bursera bipinnata Engl. (Burseraceae) and Buddleja Linnaeus. (Buddlejaceae).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
03F087D9AB3EB044FF63FE02256605D4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. USA (New Mexico; California), México (Estado de México; Jalisco, Michoacán, Veracruz).	en	Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
