Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species Author Vieira, Rodrigo Author Rafael, José Albertino text Zootaxa 2016 4208 2 127 148 journal article 37540 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.2.2 90fadcec-e88a-45c2-8b2e-3b782a78b916 1175-5326 203823 75A3CA72-A530-4AE4-86E4-1D67232B6A90 Diplosynapsis uncinata sp. nov. ( Figs. 67–74 ) Diagnosis. Five to six black dorsocentral; no anatergal setae; epandrium apex with a ‘v’-shaped projection in lateral view ( Figs. 68, 70 ); hypandrium with ‘u’-shaped indentation on median-apical margin; gonostylus apex hook-shaped ( Figs. 71, 72 ); gonocoxite apex triangular ( Fig. 71 ). Description. Male. Holotype . Head. Scape and pedicel black; postpedicel black except for yellow base; 2 black ocellar macrosetae; vertex black, sparsely brown tomentose; frons black; face black, apical half grey tomentose and basal half brown tomentose; mystax with black and yellow setae; palpus with long black and short yellow setae; proboscis black with 3 brown ventral macrosetae and 2 setae, remaining yellow; labial setae yellowish; occiput grey tomentose; black and yellow occipital setae; 4 black postocular macrosetae. Thorax. Antepronotum and postpronotum black, brown tomentose dorsally and grey laterally; mesonotum black; lateral margin of mesonotum, postpronotal, sutural, prescutellar spot and scutellum brown tomentose; mesopleuron grey tomentose, except for the anterior half of black anepisternum. Chaetotaxy: 2 black notopleural macrosetae; 1–2 black supra-alar setae; 1 black postalar macroseta; 5–6 black dorsocentral setae; no anatergal setae; 6 black apical scutellar macrosetae; black discal scutellar setae; katatergal macrosetae blackish; setae on meron+metanepisternals blackish. Wing ( Fig. 69 ). Brown, no costal dilation; crossvein r-m beyond middle of discal cell; microtrichia on posterior wing margin arranged in a single plane. Legs. Black ( Fig. 67 ). Chaetotaxy: Basal half of fore femur with yellow setae and apical half with black setae; mid femur with 3 black anterior setae, 4 black anteroventral setae and 1 black, preapical macroseta dorsally; hind femur with 4 long black setae anteriorly, yellow setae posteriorly, 6 black anteroventrally and 1 black, preapical macroseta dorsoposteriorly; fore tibia with 4 black setae posteriorly; mid tibia with 2 long, black macrosetae anteroventrally; hind tibia with 3 long black setae anteriorly; tarsomeres with black setae. Abdomen. Tergites 1–5 black, grey tomentose laterally; tergite 1 apical margin grey tomentose, apical margin of tergites 2–4 brown; tergite 5 brown, tergite 6 brown with silver apex and tergite 7 with shiny silvery tomentum ( Figs. 67, 68 ); sternites 1–4 black, grey tomentose and sternites 5–7 brown, grey tomentose. Terminalia ( Figs. 68, 70–74 ). Epandrium black ( Fig. 68 ), hypandrium, gonocoxite and gonostylus black and red; terminalia oblique to body axis ( Fig. 67 ). Epandrium apex with v-shaped projection, in lateral view ( Figs. 68, 70 ); hypandrium with an u-shaped indentation dorsally on medioapical margin; gonostylus apex hook-shaped ( Figs. 71, 72 ); gonocoxite ventral margin with black setae, apex triangular ( Figs. 68, 71 ); ejaculatory apodeme long and wide proximally, in lateral view ( Fig. 73 ); aedeagus apex directed dorsally ( Figs. 73, 74 ). Lengths. Body 21.1mm; wing 12.7mm. Holotype conditions. Wing mounted in microslide with Canada balsam. Part of the abdomen and the terminalia in microtube with glycerine. Microtube and microslide pinned with specimen. Variations. Length: Body 19.1mm; wing 10.5mm; antepronotum and postpronotum black dorsally; mesopleuron black, sparsely grey tomentose; halter brown; hind femur with brown setae posteriorly and five black anteroventrally. Female. Unknown. Etymology. From Latin uncinata = hook, referring to the hook-shaped gonostylus apex. Distribution. Brazil ( Amazonas ) ( Fig. 76 ). Type material examined. Holotype : BRASIL , Amazonas , Rio Jau , Meriti , Mun.[icípio] Novo Airão [ 2°37'40"S 60°56'31"W ] / 04–10.vi.1994 , J.A. Rafael / Holotype Diplosynapsis uncinata ( INPA ) . Paratype: BR[ASIL]. Am [azonas]. Rio Purus , Costa do Moreno [ 5°50'8"S 64°18'17"W ], 15.i.1987 , N.D. Aguiar , col. / Paratype Diplosynapsis uncinata ( CZPB ) .