Nerius purpusianus Enderlein, 1922

Gomes, Lucas R. P., Sepúlveda, Tatiana A. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Mexico: new species, new records and an identification key, Zootaxa 5264 (1), pp. 27-46 : 42

Nerius purpusianus Enderlein, 1922

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Diagnosis. All information present in the original description of Enderlein (1922) are also present in N. plurivittatus . We believe this species could be a junior synonym of Nerius plurivittatus , which is a species with wide morphological variation, as in the number of spots in the legs and body coloration.

Distribution. Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia ( Sepúlveda & de Carvalho 2016).

Remarks. This species is probably a junior synonym of N. plurivittatus , based on the original description and the fact of N. plurivittatus has wide morphological variation. Future studies including the type material of this species are necessary to confirm this hypothesis.

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FIGURE 8. Distribution records of Neriidae in Mexico: Cerantichir enderleini Hennig, 1937 and Cerantichir mexicana sp. nov. (A); Eoneria blanchardi Aczél, 1951 and Eoneria ramirezi sp. nov. (B); Odontoloxozus longicornis (Coquillett, 1904) and Odontoloxozus pachycericola Mangan & Baldwin, 1986 (C); Glyphidops durus (Cresson, 1926) and G. filosus (Fabricius, 1805) (D); G. flavifrons (Bigot, 1886) and G. xanthopus (Schiner, 1868) (E); Nerius pilifer Fabricius, 1805, N. plurivittatus Bigot, 1886, and N. purpusianus Enderlein, 1922 (F). Circle= literature records. Star= new records.