Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914

Vieira, Rodrigo & Rafael, José Albertino, 2016, Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4208 (2), pp. 127-148 : 140

Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914

( Figs. 49–53 )

Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914: 260 ; Hull, 1962: 479; Martin & Papavero 1970: 70 (catalogue); Artigas & Papavero, 1997: 70; Papavero, 2009: 17 (catalogue).

Comments. The only known specimen of D. halterata is from Colombia (Caldas) ( Enderlein 1914; Papavero 2009). The type specimen was deposited in the Stettiner Zoologisches Museum. According to Papavero (2009), the same is deposited at IZPAN. However, according to T. Huflejt (in litt.), there is only one type-specimen in that collection, determined by Enderlein as Diplosynapsis flavihalterata ( Figs. 49–53 ). Although with different names, the label data correspond to the data presented in the original description of D. halterata . So, it is plausible that D. flavihalterata corresponds to the holotype of D. halterata .

According to Enderlein (1914), D. halterata has a yellow abdomen, black laterally, tergites and sternites 6 and 7 without a silvery shine and yellow halters. In the pictures available for study, it is noticeable that the tergites 2–4 are black and tergite 5 and basal 3/4 of tergite 6 are brown. Moreover, the apical 1/4 of tergite 6 and 7 have silver tomentum, although dull ( Figs. 49, 52 ).

Distribution. Colombia (Caldas) ( Fig. 76 ).

Figures

FIGURE 76. Distribution of Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914, Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002, Diplosynapsis spina sp. nov. and Diplosynapsis uncinata sp. nov.

FIGURES 49 – 53. Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914. Syntype ♂. 49. Habitus, lateral view; 50. Labels; 51. Habitus, dorsal view; 52. Male terminalia, lateral view; 53. Habitus, posterior view.