Efferia triton ( Osten Sacken, 1887 )

Estrada, Alejandro & Nápoles, Jesús Romero, 2020, New distribution records of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) for Mexico, Insecta Mundi 2020 (783), pp. 1-13 : 3

Efferia triton ( Osten Sacken, 1887) ( Figure 6 )

Genus distribution in Mexico. Widespread ( Papavero 2009).

Species distribution in Mexico. Nayarit and Sinaloa ( Papavero 2009), Chihuahua ( Lavigne and Dennis 1985).

New records. Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Sonora, and Yucat á n.

Material examined. MEXICO: Chihuahua, 75 km N Rancho Exptl. La Campana, 1600 m, 30/viii/1981, G. Forbes (1♂ EBCC); same data, except: 1/vi/1981 (1♀ EBCC). Jalisco, Estación Chamela [Tropical Deciduous Forest] [19°30′ N, 105°00′ W], 16/vii/1988, E. Ramírez (1♂, 1♀ EBCC). Jalisco, San Buenaventura, [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 19°46.61′ N, 104°03.32′ W, 620 m, 6/iii/1997, E. Ramírez (1♀ EBCC); same data, except: 4/vi/1997 (2♂, 1♀ EBCC); same data, except: 5/vi/1997 (3♂ EBCC); same data except: 6/vi/1997 (2♀ EBCC). Jalisco, Tomatlán, 4 km S Macuautitlán, 19°56′02″ N, 104°59′16″ W, 260 m, 28/vi/1995, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC). Jalisco, Tomatlán, 2 km S Macuautitlán, 19°56′83″ N, 104°59′22″ W, 260 m, 28/vi/1995, E. Ramírez (1♀ EBCC). Jalisco, 13 km N Autlán de Navarro, 1010 m, 29/vi/1995, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC). Morelos, Cañón de Lobos [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 13/ vii/1985, M. Rodríguez (1♂ CNIN). Morelos, 2.5 km N, 4 km W Huautla Estación CEAMISH [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 18°27.671′ N 99°02.475′ W, 940 m, 11/iv/1996, E. Ramírez (2♂ EBCC); same data except: 12/v/1996, 13/v/1996, and 9/vi/1996 (3♀ EBCC); same data, except: F.A. Noguera, A. Rodríguez, E. González, E. Ramírez, B. Rodríguez, M.A. Morales, S. Zaragoza y M.E. Guardado, Malaise trap #3 (1♂ EBCC); same data, except: F.A. Noguera, E. Ramírez, B. Rodríguez, M.A. Morales, S. Zaragoza, M.E. Guardado, A. Pérez y C.A. Uribe, Malaise trap #6 (1♀ EBCC). Morelos, 2.5 km W Ajuchitlán [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 18°28.065′ N, 98°59.546′ W, 950 m, 12/vi/1996, E. Ramirez (1♂, 1♀ EBCC). Oaxaca, Dominguillo 19 km SSE de Cuicatlán [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 17°38.907′ N, 96°54.703′ W, 760 m, 24/v/1998, M.A. Morales (1♂, 1♀ EBCC); same data, except: 23/iii/1998, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC). Oaxaca, 30 km SSE de Cuicatlán [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 17°36.489′ N, 96°55.996′ W, 1220 m, A.M. Corona (1♂ EBCC). Sonora, 9 km NW Alamos y 3 km N Cam. La Luna [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 27°05′68″ N, 109°01′37″ W, 450 m, 27/vii/1995, A. Rodríguez (1♂ EBCC). Sonora, 5 km S Alamos [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 27°00′71″ N, 108°55′55″ W, 390 m, 21/vii/1995, R. Ayala (1♂ EBCC). Sonora, 28.5 km SE Tecoripa Cerro Verde [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 28°33′09.5″ N, 109°43′34″ W, 532 m, 16/ viii/2004, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC). Sonora, 29 km SE Tecoripa y 6 km S Rancho Las Peñitas [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 28°32′21.7″ N 109°41′31.5″ W, 694 m, 21/vii/2004, E. Ramirez (1♂ EBCC). Sonora, 37 km SE Tecoripa La Barranca, 28°34′25.6″ N, 109°39′54.7″ W, 523 m, 19/vii/2004. E. Ramírez (1♀ EBCC). Yucatán, 10 km N Mérida, 27/v/1996, F.A. Noguera (1♀ EBCC).

Figures

Figures 1–6.Habitus of Asilidae spp. 1) Female habitus ofCarreraomyia acapulquensis (Cole and Pritchard, 1964). Credit: Enrique Ramírez. 2) Male habitus of Cophura humilis (Bellardi, 1861). Credit: A.E. 3) Male habitus of Diogmites cuantlensis (Bellardi, 1861). Credit: A.E. 4) Male habitus of Eccritosia zamon (Townsend, 1895). Credit: A.E. 5) Male habitus ofEfferia bicolor (Bellardi, 1861). Credit: A.E.6) Male habitus ofEfferia triton (Osten-Sacken, 1887). Credit: A.E.