Rhinotora diversipennis Lopes

Calhau, Julia, Coelho, Lívia Aguiar, Kawada, Ricardo, Lima, Felipe Varussa De Oliveira & Guillermo-Ferreira, Rhainer, 2016, Review of Rhinotora (Diptera, Heleomyzidae) with description of a new species and key to all known heleomyzid species from Brazil, Zootaxa 4138 (3), pp. 513-533 : 517-518

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scientific name	Rhinotora diversipennis Lopes
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Rhinotora diversipennis Lopes View in CoL

( Figs 1 View FIGURE 1 A–F, 10)

Rhinotora diversipennis Lopes, 1936: 107 View in CoL . Holotype Ƌ, MNRJ. Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Capital, Cantareira. Distr.— Brazil (São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul). Refs – Lopes 1936: figs 3–4, 7–9 (male genitalia, crossveins of cell r1, wing); Papavero 1967: 2 (catalogue); Almeida & Ale-Rocha 2011: 54 (male genitalia).

Diagnosis. Rhinotora diversipennis , along with R. travassosi , are the only two species having two independent supernumerary crossveins arising from the middle of R2+3. In R. diversipennis , however, these crossveins are parallel (sometimes connected posteriorly) and the spot around them are not distinctly darker than the remaining wing spots. In addition, this species differs from R. travassosi by the lack of anterior orbital seta (feature also observed in R. lopesi ). As in most Rhinotora species, the male fore femur is about three times longer than wide (slightly narrower on female).

Redescription. Head ( Figs 1 View FIGURE 1 A–C). Yellow to brown, silvery to golden pruinose. Anterior reclinate orbital seta absent. Mouthparts brown, clypeus and palpus yellowish.

Thorax ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 B). Scutum yellowish to reddish brown, golden setulose, golden pruinose. Scutellum triangular with apical and lateral spiniform protuberances; base of apical seta protuberant; yellowish brown, golden pruinose, apex and protuberances shiny. Wing ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 D). Medial vein ratio: 0.46. Veins mostly dark brown with white and yellow areas; C mostly yellow, dark brown on distal two thirds of cell c. Membrane hyaline with dark spots. Cell r1 with seven to eight simple supernumerary crossveins. Cell r2+3 with two parallel, often posteriorly connected supernumerary crossveins arising from the middle of R2+3. Legs ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 A). Male fore femur about three times longer than wide (slightly narrower on female). Distal third of mid femur with short strong anteroventral setae. Distal third of hind femur with anteroventral row of strong setae. Mid tibia with two or three distinct ventroapical setae. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, sternites yellowish brown; yellow setulose. Protandrium ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 E). Sternite 5 evenly sclerotized. Sternites 6–8 fused, encircling the abdomen without a break. Male genitalia ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 F). Cerci fused to each other, with shallow indentation on distal margin. Surstylus single lobed, hook shaped in ventral view, inner surface setulose. Phallus with membranous, spherical apex.

Distribution ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 ). Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo).

Examined non-type material. BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula—PROMATA, 14– 18.xii.2009, P. Grossi col. (1Ƌ, INPA). São Paulo: Salesópolis, Boracea, 850m, xii, 1949, L. Travassos Fo., E. Rab., det. J.C. Almeida, compared with holotype (1Ƌ MZUSP).