Merosargus longiventris, (Enderlein, 1914)

Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, Zootaxa 5190 (1), pp. 1-55 : 27

longiventris (Enderlein, 1914) ( Fig. 86 )

Acrochaeta longiventris Enderlein, 1914b: 595 , fig. 4 (antenna). Holotype: male (originally stated as female in Woodley 2001: 197, see Fachin & Amorim 2015: 25) (MZPW). Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina.

References. James, 1973a: 26.13 (cat., as Acrochaeta ); Woodley, 2001: 197 (cat., as Acrochaeta ); Fachin &Amorim, 2015: 25 (transferred to Merosargus , record from Paraguay).

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, [Caaguazú], Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos , 04–06.i.1972, L. Peña col. ( MZUSP; MZ015516) .

Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (Caaguazú: Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos; Itapúa: Pirapó).

Comments. The female from Pirapó has the genitalia dissected, stored in a microvial and pinned below the specimen.

Figures

FIGURES 85–96. Stratiomyid species, habitus dorsal. 85. Merosargus golbachi James in James & McFadden, 1971, male. 86. Merosargus longiventris (Enderlein, 1914), male. 87. Merosargus obscurus (Wiedemann, 1830), female. 88. Merosargus stigmaticus (Lindner, 1949), male. 89. Microchrysa bicolor (Wiedemann, 1830), male. 90. Ptecticus testaceus (Fabricius, 1805), male. 91. Sargus fasciatus Fabricius, 1805, male. 92. Sargus thoracicus Macquart, 1834, female. 93. Sargus sp. 1, female. 94–95. Hoplitimyia sp. 1, male and female, respectively. 96. Nothomyia sp. 1, female. Scale bar, 1 mm.