Kelloggina cherentesi Lane & d’Andretta, 1956

Gil-Azevedo, Leonardo Henrique & Lamas, Carlos José Einicker, 2021, An illustrated catalogue of the types of Blephariceridae (Diptera) in the collection of Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 61, pp. 1-19 : 6-9

Kelloggina cherentesi Lane & d’Andretta, 1956 ( Fig. 2 )

Lane & d’Andretta (1956: 183, fig. 3). Hogue (1971: 4).

Types in MZSP: HOLOTYPE ( Fig. 2 ): 1 ♂ (#MZ006169) from Brazil,RJ,Itatiaia,Cachoeira Bonita, 2,100m a.s.l., III/1941,Lério Gomes coll. PARATYPE: 1 ♀ (allotype),same data of holotype.

Diagnosis: Male ( Fig. 2 ): General coloration yellow. Head: Front and clypeus brown. Eyes broadly contiguous and united above; upper portion quite larger than the lower one. Antenna with 14 segments, scape yellow, pedicel and flagellum brown. Proboscis distinctly longer than head. Palpus with four black segments. Thorax: Pronotum yellow. Scutum yellow, with a broad median and 1+1 lateral brown stripes. Scutellum yellow. Legs: Coxae and trochanters yellow, femora yellow at base and darker apically, tibiae and tarsi dark brown. Hind tibia with two spurs. Hind last tarsal segment with a bristly basal enlargement. Wing hyaline. Vein m-m absent.

Distribution: BRAZIL: RJ (Itatiaia).

Remarks: Lane & d’Andretta (1956) listed an additional three paratypes, 2 ♂ and 1 ♀. One male paratype was lost during the MNRJ fire.The other two were not examined.

Figures

Figure 2. Holotype male of Kelloggina cherentesi Lane & d’Andretta, 1956: (A) Habitus, lateral view; (B) Habitus, dorsal view; (C) Wing; (D) Head, frontal view; (E-F) Male terminalia;(G) Labels.Scale bars:A= 2 mm;B-C = 1 mm;D = 0.5 mm; E-F = 0.2 mm.