Sargus obscurus, (Wiedemann, 1830)

Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, Zootaxa 5190 (1), pp. 1-55 : 28

obscurus ( Wiedemann, 1830) ( Fig. 87 )

Sargus obscurus Wiedemann, 1830: 35 . Holotype: male (SMF, examined, originally stated as female, in Woodley 2001: 199). Type locality: Brazil.

References. James, 1973a: 26.14 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 199 (cat.); Fachin & Amorim, 2015: 79, fig. 224 (antenna), 80, fig. 248 (wing), 82, fig. 274 (alula), 86, figs 306–307 (male genitalia), 92, fig. 345 (epandrium), 95, fig. 374 (genital fork), 98, fig. 396 (habitus dorsal, male).

Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, 2 ♀, [Canindeyú], Salto del Guairá, 07–10.xii.1971, L. Peña col. ( MZUSP; MZ017861, MZ015527 ) . 2 ♂, [Itapúa], Pirapó , 03–07.i.1972, L. Peña col. ( MZUSP) .

Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay ( Canindeyú : Salto del Guairá; Itapúa: Pirapó).

Comments. One male of Pirapó has the right antenna and wing slide-mounted, with genitalia dissected, stored in a microvial and pinned below the specimen.

Figures

FIGURES 85–96. Stratiomyid species, habitus dorsal. 85. Merosargus golbachi James in James & McFadden, 1971, male. 86. Merosargus longiventris (Enderlein, 1914), male. 87. Merosargus obscurus (Wiedemann, 1830), female. 88. Merosargus stigmaticus (Lindner, 1949), male. 89. Microchrysa bicolor (Wiedemann, 1830), male. 90. Ptecticus testaceus (Fabricius, 1805), male. 91. Sargus fasciatus Fabricius, 1805, male. 92. Sargus thoracicus Macquart, 1834, female. 93. Sargus sp. 1, female. 94–95. Hoplitimyia sp. 1, male and female, respectively. 96. Nothomyia sp. 1, female. Scale bar, 1 mm.