Pales epiphallops (Lehrer, 2013) Cerretti & Morgulis & Michelsen & Pape, 2023

Cerretti, P., Morgulis, E., Michelsen, V. & Pape, T., 2023, Nominal genera and species of Diptera misidentified as to family by A. Z. Lehrer (Diptera: Muscidae, Tachinidae), Zootaxa 5278 (1), pp. 189-194 : 193

10. Paraphalloides epiphallops Lehrer, 2013: 10 .

Fig. 8 .

TYPE LOCALITY: Benin, Atlantique, Ouidah [“Bénin ... Ouidah, XII. 2003, leg. G. Goergen ”] .

TYPE SPECIMEN: Holotype ♁, by original designation, deposited in SMNHTAU .

CURRENT STATUS: Pales epiphallops (Lehrer, 2013) , comb. nov.

FAMILY: Tachinidae .

REMARKS: Holotype in fair condition, but somewhat greasy and with wings and legs partly damaged. It is direct-pinned, with terminalia dissected and kept in a vial with glycerin on same pin. The holotype of Paraphalloides epiphallops has two upper reclinate orbital setae, while specimens of Pales usually have only one, but exceptions are widespread in the genus as noted by Cerretti (2005, 2010).

Figures

FIGURES 8–10. Holotypes of type species misplaced to family by A.Z. Lehrer. 8. Paraphalloides epiphallops Lehrer, holotype ♁, lateral habitus (inset showing label). 9, 10. Spinuphalla juxtina Lehrer, holotype ♁. 9. Lateral habitus. 10. Abdomen, ventrolateral oblique view, showing sexual patch on tergite 4 (inset showing label).