Saropogon pritchardi Bromley, 1934

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 pritchardi Bromley, 1934

Figs 20 , 33

Saropogon pritchardi Bromley, 1934: 90.

References.

Martin and Wilcox 1965: 383 (catalog); Wilcox 1966: 129 (key); Fisher and Wilcox 1997: 4 (catalog).

Diagnosis.

This is a large species but slightly smaller and more slender than Saropogon dispar . The wings are proportionately longer and broader than those of S. dispar and the legs are uniformly reddish without any dark markings. Wings and abdomen are black, the thorax with yellowish pubescence, and scutellum has two pale-colored bristles. Body length 20-23 mm; wing length 16-18 mm. Flight time July.

Distribution.

USA: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, SimpleMappr: https://www.simplemappr.net/map/16991.

Type material examined.

United States of America • 1 ♂, holotype; Texas, Mills County; 20 July 1931; R. H. Painter; SEMC; SEMC1603974 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, metatype; Oklahoma, Cimarron County, Boise City; 36°43'N, 102°30'W; 1271 m; 10 Jul 1933; A. E. Pritchard; USNM; USNMENT01819137, USNMENT01819532.

Other material examined.

Suppl. material 1.

Comments.

The holotype is housed at SEMC and information about it can be found here: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/node/1095/.

Figures

Figure 20. Saropogon pritchardi Bromley, 1934 Female (UCBMEP 0280596): A dorsal view B lateral view C anterior view; Male (UCBMEP 0280595): D anterior view E dorsal view F lateral view. Scale bars: 2 mm.

Figure 33. Distribution of Saropogon (Diptera: Asilidae) specimens studied for S. bryanti, S. hypomelas, S. luteus, S. pritchardi, and S. purus. Map created with SimpleMappr on July 25, 2022, and available at: https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 18318.