Merosargus golbachi, James, 1971

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 : 27

golbachi James in James & McFadden, 1971 ( Fig. 85 )

Merosargus golbachi James in James & McFadden, 1971: 50; 72 (in key to species). Holotype: male (IML). Type locality: Argentina, Tucumán, Burruyacu (= Burruyacú), Villa Padre Monti.

References. James, 1973a: 26.13 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 197 (cat.).

Material examined. Paraguay: 3 ♂, [Caaguazú], Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos , 03–07.i.1972, L. Peña col. ( MZUSP; MZ017866, MZ017918) ; 1 ♂, Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos , 04–06.i.1972 ( MZUSP; MZ015529 ) .

Distribution. Argentina, Paraguay (Caaguazú: Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos).

Comments. Of the two male paratypes and the allotype mentioned in the original description, all from Argentina, one paratype is deposited in the WSU collection (type number 838, see Zack 1984: 24). The depository institution of the other paratype and the allotype remains unknown.

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.