Sclerocoelus brasilensis Marshall, 1997

Kuwahara, Gregory K., Marshall, Stephen A. & Paiero, Steven M., 2025, A revision of the genus Sclerocoelus Marshall (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 979, pp. 1-277 : 32

Sclerocoelus brasilensis Marshall, 1997

Sclerocoelus brasilensis Marshall, 1997: 100 .

Sclerocoelus brasilensis – Roháček et al. 2001: 249.

Diagnosis

Body length 2.4–2.6 mm. Membrane around prosternum with 2–3 small, setulae-bearing sclerites. Male S5 simple and rectangular, posteromedially with a wide pale patch (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 13); perianal pads well developed and dark; surstylus large, subrectangular with a broad, triangular, anteroventral lobe (cf. Marshall 1997: figs 14, 16–17); postgonite narrow and sinuate, apical fifth sharply bent forwards (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 18). Female S8 relatively large, subcordate with raised lateral margins (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 21).

Material examined

The type specimens deposited in DEBU were examined, as well as the following material:

BOLIVIA – La Paz • 1 ♂; 0.5 km SE of Coroico ; 16°11′ S, 67°44′ W; 15 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; DEBU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 23 km NE of Caranavi ; 14 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; roadside/stream, sweep; DEBU • 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Heath River Wildlife Centre, 21 km SSW of Puerto Heath; 12°40′ S, 68°42′ W; 5–9 May 2007; Paiero and Kits leg.; treefall, yellow pans; DEBU .

BRAZIL – Santa Catarina • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio do Boi ; 29°12′08″ N, 50°03′01″ W; 209 m a.s.l.; 6–8 Mar. 2015; Norrbom and Savaris leg.; river crossing, Malaise trap; MZSP .

COSTA RICA – Alajuela • 1 ♂; Volcán Tenorio, Bijagua Biological Station ; 700 m a.s.l.; 16 Jun. 2000; M. Buck leg.; sweeping decayed vegetation; DEBU . – Puntarenas • 1 ♂; Monteverde Biological Reserve ; 1500 m a.s.l.; 11 Jun. 2000; M. Buck leg.; cloud forest, sweep; DEBU • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; 11 Jun. 2000; treefall sweep and pans; DEBU • 8 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Osa Peninsula , 2.5 km S of Rincón; 8°42′01″ N, 83°30′50″ W; 50 m a.s.l.; 11 Aug. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; sweep; DEBU • 1 ♂; Quepos, Manuel Antonio National Park, Punta Catedral ; 80 m a.s.l.; Oct. 1991; G. Varela leg.; MNCR . – San Jose • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Zurquí de Moravia ; 1600 m a.s.l.; Jul. 1991; P. Hanson leg.; MNCR • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Zurquí de Moravia ; Jul. 1991; P. Hanson leg.; Malaise trap; MNCR .

ECUADOR – Napo • 1 ♂; SierrAzul Lodge , 14 km W of Cosanga; 0°40′55″ S, 77°56′09″ W; 2200 m a.s.l.; 10–11 May 2007; Marshall and Paiero leg.; treefall, yellow pans; DEBU .

FRENCH GUIANA • 1 ♀; Mitaraka , near MIT-A-RBF1; 1 Mar. 2015; Touroult and Poirier leg.; river, Malaise trap (6 m); (La Planète Revisitée – MNHN /PNI Guyane 2015-Apa-973-1); MNHN .

PERU – Cusco • 31 ♂♂, 17 ♀♀; Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge , NE Paucartambo; 13°03′18″ S, 71°32′42″ W; 1120 m a.s.l.; 4–9 Nov. 2007; D. Brzoska leg.; flight-intercept trap; DEBU . – Madre de Dios • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Los Amigos Biological Station ; 2–14 Jun. 2006; Paiero and Klymko leg.; debu00271536/ MYCRO922-21 sequenced for CO1-5’; DEBU .

Distribution

Neotropical: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica *, Ecuador, French Guiana *, Panama, Peru *.