Ptecticus testaceus, (Fabricius, 1805)

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 : 29

testaceus ( Fabricius, 1805) ( Fig. 90 )

= Musca elongata Fabricius, 1794: 338 . Lectotype: male (UZMC), by designation of McFadden, (1972a: 125). Type locality: “Sierra Leon ” (corrected to “America meridionali” in Fabricius 1805: 257). Preoccupied, primary homonym of Musca elongata Müller, 1764 and Musca elongata Fabricius, 1787 .

Sargus testaceus Fabricius, 1805: 257 . New name for Musca elongata Fabricius, 1794 .

= Ptecticus testaceous James & McFadden, 1982: 28 . Incorrect subsequent spelling.

References. Lindner, 1928a: 95 (puparium descr., record from Paraguay); James, 1941: 301 (in key to species); James & McFadden, 1982: 24 (in key to species), 33 (list); James, 1973a: 26.18 (cat., Paraguay not mentioned); Leal & Oliveira, 1979: 44 (redescr.), 96 (in key to species); Woodley, 2001: 218 (cat., Paraguay not mentioned); Fachin & Amorim, 2015: 79, fig. 221 (antenna), 80, fig. 244 (wing), 82, fig. 270 (alula), 85, figs 300–301 (male genitalia), 92, fig. 342 (epandrium), 94, figs 366–367 (phallus), 95, fig. 372 (genital fork), 97, fig. 393 (habitus dorsal, female).

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♀, Canindeyú, Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú, Jejui-mí, Malaise 3, bosque bajo, 24–28.v.1996, A.C.F. Costa col. ( DZUP) . 1 ♀, Central, San Lorenzo , INFONA, 25,339°S 57,5243°W, 21.i.2016, B. Garcete coll. ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2077) ; 1 ♀, Central, San Lorenzo , ii.2016, F. Bauer coll. ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2079) . 1 ♂, Dpto. [Departamento] Chaco [currently Alto Paraguay], Parq. Nac. Def. d/ Chaco [Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco], 16.x.1982, H. Ferreira C. ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2082) . 1 ♀, Depto. [Departamento] Concepción, Horqueta , xi.1983, P. Mueller ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2081) . 1 ♂, Cordillera, Piribebuy, Cruce Piribebuy, Ruta 2, 25.3778°S 57.0439°W, 03.i.2016, B. Garcete coll. ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2078) . 1 ♂, Itapúa , Isla Yacyretá , region oriental, coletado en bosque de arary, 26.iv.1993, B. Barrios ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2080) . 1 ♀, Itapúa, Natalio , ii.1982 ( MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2076) . 3 ♂, San Pedro, [Estancia] Carumbé , 10.i–10.ii.1973, Col, R. Golbach ( MZUSP) . 1 ♂, San Pedro, Yaguarete Forest , 23°79’S 56°06’W, 25.i– 06.ii.1996, Malaise trap, J. Beierl ( LACM; LACM ENT 350262 ) .

Distribution. Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay (Alto Paraguay: Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco; likely Asunción: Santísima Trinidad, see Lindner 1928a: 94; Canindeyú : Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú; Central: San Lorenzo; Concepción: Horqueta; Cordillera: Piribebuy; Itapúa: Isla Yacyretá, Natalio; San Pedro: Estancia Carumbé, Yaguarete Forest).

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.