Megaselia (M.) picta Lehmann, 1822

Duarte, Juliano L. P., Vaz, Dayana B. & Krüger, Rodrigo F., 2018, New records of phorid flies (Diptera, Phoridae) from Rio Grande do Sul, with five new records to Brazil, Check List (Online) 14 (1), pp. 125-139 : 134-136

Megaselia (M.) picta Lehmann, 1822 : Figure 24

Phora picta Lehmann 1822: 43 , pl. 1, fig. 6.

Aphiochaeta picta —Brues 1904: 361, pl. 7, fig. 28.

Megaselia (M.) picta —Schmitz 1929: 20, 23, 187.

Trineura interrupta Zetterstedt 1838: 797 .

Phora interrupta —Schiner 1864: 337.

Trineura subquadrifasciata Zetterstedt 1852: 4826 .

Aphiochaeta atlantica Brues 1904: 362 , pl. 7, fig. 30.

Megaselia (M.) atlantica: Brues, 1950: 73 – Borgmeier, 1961: 110. Megaselia (M.) infuscata Bridarollli 1940: 487— Borgmeier 1962: 296.

Material examined. Point 1 (15♂, DZUP 459593); point 2 (9♂, COLEPAV); point 3(5♂, COLEPAV); point 4 (10♂, COLEPAV); point 6 (3♂, COLEPAV); point 10 (15♂, COLEPAV); point 11 (6♂, COLEPAV); point 14 (3♂, COLEPAV); point 15 (10♂, COLEPAV); point 16 (1♂, COLEPAV); point 17 (17♂, COLEPAV); point 19 (198♂, DZUP 459608); point 20 (115♂, COLEPAV);point 21 (298♂, DZUP 459589); point 23 (1♂, COLEPAV);point 25 (11♂, COLEPAV); point 26 (8♂, COLEPAV); point 28 (2♂, COLEPAV); point 29 (18♂, COLEPAV); point 31 (4♂, COLEPAV); point 33 (2♂, COLEPAV); point 34 (1♂, COLEPAV).

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to groups VI or VII of Megaselia ( Borgmeier 1962) . This is a large, mostly yellow species. The number of scutellar setae is variable in this species (2–4), although in our specimens the presence of 4 equal scutellar setae were rare. Lower inter-frontal setae placed in the eye margin, close to the lower fronto-orbital setae. Abdominal tergites yellow with black bands usually interrupted on tergites 3–5 in the center. Hind tibia with strong posterodorsal setae; and anterodorsal setae shorter and variable in number.

Distribution. Europe; North and South America; and Oceania.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.

Megaselia (M.) pleurofascia Borgmeier, 1962 : Figure 25 Megaselia (M.) pleurofascia Borgmeier, 1962: 310 , 418.

Material examined. Point 1 (1♂, DZUP 459613); point 4 (1♂; COLEPAV); point 11 (1♂, COLEPAV); point 17 (1♂, DZUP 459614);

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the group VII of Megaselia species ( Borgmeier, 1962) . It is easily recognizable by the light brown scutum and a broad dark stripe in the pleura, with the humeral area lighter. Legs brown-yellow and hind femur with an apical brown spot.

Distribution. Southern Brazil and West Indies.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

* Melaloncha curvata Brown, 2005 : Figure 27

Melaloncha curvata Brown 2005: 246–247 , figs 4, 35.

Material examined. Point 45 (1♀, DZUP).

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the M. furcate-group ( Brown, 2005) and can be easily separated from all other species by the strongly curved ovipositor.

Updated Distribution. Argentina and southern Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul.

Melaloncha ronnai Borgmeier, 1935 : Figure 26 Melaloncha ronnai Borgmeier 1935: 262 , fig. 14.

Material examined. Point 45 (1♀, DZUP 459650).

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the udamochiras group ( Brown 2004) and can be distinguished from the other species of that group by the narrow, elongate ovipositor, with extremely short and sparse setae.

Distribution. Guatemala to Argentina.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.

Myriophora uruguaiensis Hash & Brown, 2015 : Figure 28 Myriophora uruguaiensis Hash and Brown 2015: 47–48 , figs 8.6, 14.6,

20.5, 21.16.

Material examined. Point 19(3♀, DZUP 459653); point 20 (1♀, COLEPAV); point 21 (3♀, DZUP 459651).

Diagnostic characters. Species of this genus can only be determined in the female sex. M. uruguaiensis can be distinguished from the others by the long, thin, weakly laterally compressed oviscape with sternite only about 1/4 to 1/3 as long as tergite and about twice as wide.

Distribution. Argentina; south and southeastern Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul.

Myrmosicarius catharinensis Borgmeier, 1928 Myrmosicarius catharinensis Borgmeier 1928: 124 .

Myrmosicarius cuspidatus Borgmeier 1928: 124 — Disney et al. 2006: 778.

Material examined. Point 42 (2♀, COLEPAV).

Diagnostic characters. This species is recognizable by the apical portion of the ovipositor which is strongly tapered and pointed at the tip.

Distribution. Argentina and Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Tocantins.

Pseudacteon litoralis Borgmeier, 1925 : Figure 29 Pseudacteon litoralis Borgmeier 1925: 247 , fig. 51.

Material examined. Point 43 (1♀, DZUP).

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Diagnostic characters. This species is easily recognized by the structure of the tricuspidate ovipositor.

Distribution. Argentina and Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and São Paulo.

Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906 Figure 30 Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler 1906: 269 , pl. 34.

Material examined. Point 48 (14♀, DZUP).

Diagnostic characters. Species characterized by the well-developed T6; flap of T5 longer than midline length of the rest of tergite; T3 and T4 shorter than T2.

Distribution. Pantropical.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Espírito Santo, Goiás, Pernambuco, Rio de Janerio, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.

* Trophodeinus vicinus ( Borgmeier, 1963) : Figure 31 Bactropalpus vicinus Borgmeier 1963: 169 , fig. 8.

Trophodeinus vicinus —Brown 1986: 787–788.

Material examined. Point 1 (1♂, COLEPAV); point 5 (1♂, COLEPAV); point 10 (1♂, DZUP 459659); point 14 (4♂, DZUP 459656); point 15 (1♂, COLEPAV); point 19 (7♂, COLEPAV); point 20 (2♂, COLEPAV); point 21 (1♂, DZUP 459658);

Diagnostic characters. This species is easily recognized by the structure of the asymmetrical hypopygium. Left

forceps broad at base, tapering towards apex; and right forceps bent near base, distal part slightly sinuous, apex rounded ( Borgmeier 1963).

Updated Distribution. Southern Brazil and Guatemala.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul.