Merosargus coxalis, Lindner, 1949

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 : 26-27

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coxalis Lindner, 1949 View in CoL ( Fig. 84 View FIGURES 73–84 )

Merosargus coxalis Lindner, 1949a: 817 View in CoL . Syntypes: 13 males, 4 females, 1 sex not stated (NHMUK); 4 males (SMNS); 4 specimens, both sexes, but the number of each sex is not stated (unknown depository institution, according to Woodley 2001: 196, see comments). Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia (= Seara).

References. James & McFadden, 1971: 49 (list), 72 (in key to species); James, 1973a: 26.12 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 196 (cat.).

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, [Alto Paraná], Ciudad del Este , 17–20.xii.1971, L. Peña col. ( MZUSP; MZ017869) . 1 ♂, [Caaguazú], Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos , 1971, [L. Peña] ( MZUSP; MZ015528 View Materials ) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos , 03–07.i.1972 ( MZUSP; MZ017889, MZ017897, MZ017903) . 1 ♂, Canindeyú, Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú, Jejui-mí, Malaise 2, bosque en galeria, 16–23.v.1996, A.C.F. Costa col. ( DZUP) . 1 ♂, [Canindeyú], Salto del Guairá, 01–03.xii.1971, L. Peña col. ( MZ015535 View Materials ) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Salto del Guairá, 07–10.xii.1971 ( MZUSP; MZ015526 View Materials , MZ015534 View Materials , MZ015543 View Materials ) . 1 ♂, [Itapúa], Pirapó , 30–31.xii.1971, L. Peña col. ( MZUSP; MZ015544 View Materials ) .

Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (Alto Paraná: Ciudad del Este; Caaguazú: Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos; Canindeyú : Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú, Salto del Guairá; Itapúa: Pirapó).

Comments. Of the type specimens stated as depository institution unknown, at least one, sex not stated, “ paratype ”, is deposited in the WSU collection (type number 834, see Zack 1984: 24).