Toxomerus minutus (Wiedemann)

Borges, Zuleica M. & Couri, Marcia S., 2009, Revision of Toxomerus Macquart, 1855 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Brazil with synonymic notes, identification key to the species and description of three new species 2179, Zootaxa 2179, pp. 1-72 : 41

Toxomerus minutus (Wiedemann)

Syrphus minutus Wiedemann, 1830: 146 (descr.); Williston, 1886: 312 (cat.).

Mesogramma minuta Schiner, 1868: 347 .

Mesograpta minuta Osten Sacken, 1875: 49 (cat.)

Toxomerus minutus Kertész, 1910: 148 (cat.& n.comb.); Thompson et al., 1976: 52 (cat.); Thompson, 1981: 102.

Diagnosis. Scutum black except yellow laterally; scutellum yellow. Pro and mesofemora yellow, metafemur yellow with black annulus; tibiae yellow. Abdomen yellow with posterior borders of all terga brown. Length. Body 5.0 mm.

Discussion. The characters presented here are based on the original description because no specimens was examined. Although the diagnosis very brief, it suggests some color similarities with T. duplicatus . Some notes from Cuba and Puerto Rico refer to T. watsoni or T. difficilis ( Thompson 1981) .

Geographical record. Central America to South America.