Ommatius neotropicus Curran, 1928

Vieira, Rodrigo, Bravo, Freddy & Rafael, José Albertino, 2010, Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821, normus species-group (Diptera, Asilidae): description of two new species and comments on Brazilian species, Zootaxa 2344, pp. 39-51 : 42

Ommatius neotropicus Curran, 1928

( Figs. 8–18 )

Ommatius neotropicus Curran, 1928: 3 ; Hull 1962: 435; Martin & Papavero 1970 (35b): 59 (catalogue); Scarbrough 1993: 731; 2002: 198; 2008: 6, figs 2, 15–23; Vieira, Castro & Bravo 2005: 19.

Briefly diagnosed by Scarbrough (2008).

Variation. The female specimen from Amazonas State has 3 anteroventral brown setae on the middle femora, whereas in the original description of the female ( Curran 1928) it had 2 anteroventral black setae. Scarbrough (2008) noted that the number of setae might vary from 0–2. The female of O. neotropicus has 2 spermathecae, whereas the other species of Ommatius have 3 spermathecae.

Geographical records. Guyana; Brazil: Roraima State (New record), Amazonas State (New record), Pará State (New record), Acre State (New record), Rondônia State (New record) and Minas Gerais State.

Specimens examined. BRAZIL. Roraima: Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maracá (1 3, 1 Ƥ INPA ); Amazonas: Manaus (Reserva Ducke) (1 3, 1 Ƥ INPA ); Pará: Óbidos (Sítio Curió, 01º47’03”S 55º07’05”W) (1 Ƥ, 5 3 INPA ), Mun.[icípio] Oriximiná (Bôca {Boca} do Cuminá Mir[im]) (1 3 MZUSP); Acre: Rio Branco (1 Ƥ INPA ); Rondônia: Vilhena (124655S 602218 W) (3 3, 1 Ƥ INPA ).

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 18. Ommatius neotropicus. 3 (Figs. 8 – 14); Ƥ (Figs. 15 – 18): 8. Male terminalia lateral. 9. Phallus and ejaculatory apodeme in dorsal view. 10. Male terminalia dorsal. 11. Male terminalia ventral. 12. Gonostylus. 13. Subepandrial sclerite. 14. Phallus and ejaculatory apodeme in lateral view. 15. Capsule spermatheca. 16. Female sternite VIII. 17. Female terminalia dorsal. 18. Female proctiger. capsule spermatheca (cap esp); cercus (cer); proctiger (proc); sternite VIII (st VIII); tergite IX (t IX).