Toxomerus funestus (Doesburg)

Mengual, Ximo, 2011, Black-tie dress code: two new species of the genus Toxomerus (Diptera, Syrphidae), ZooKeys 140, pp. 1-26 : 11

Toxomerus funestus (Doesburg)

Mesograpta funesta Doesburg 1966: 65. Type locality: Surinam, Zanderij [HT ♀, RMNH].

Differential diagnosis.

The female holotype has yellow face with a medial broad black vitta continuing until the vertex, surrounding antennal bases. Scutum black with three broad blue-steel pollinose vittae divided by two submedial brown-bronze pollinose vittae. Pro- and mesofemora entirely yellow, katepisternal yellow macula reduced, as broad as anepisternal yellow vitta, as wide as or narrower than mesofemur. Wing partly bare basally. Abdomen entirely black with terga 2 to 5 with a medial black pollinose vitta and two submedial triangular macula of black pollen.

Toxomerus funestus is a very distinct species with a unique abdominal and scutal patterns, and pro- and mesolegs yellows except coxae, trochanters and femora basally brown.

Length:

body, 7.2 mm; wing, 5.4 mm.

Distribution.

Surinam, Brazil.

Material examined.

♀ holotype.