Thyrsopelma brasiliense Enderlein, 1934

Hernández, Luis Miguel, Shelley, Anthony John, Dias, Antonio Paulino Luna & Maia-Herzog, Marilza, 2005, Redescription of the female, male, and pupa of Simulium itaunense D’Andretta & González B. (Diptera: Simuliidae), Zootaxa 896, pp. 1-14 : 13-14

As Thyrsopelma brasiliense Enderlein, 1934

BRAZIL

[Without State.]

PINNED

[ As Brasilien, Without locality.]; [Without date.], ( Sello ) — 1 ♀ (only thorax; head, wings, abdomen, genitalia and legs and legs on slide) [SYNTYPE, no. 6835] [White label here added “Type­ 1”.] ( NMHU). Same data as syntype — 1 ♀ (only head, thorax, left wing and five legs; abdomen, one hind leg and right wing on slide) [SYNTYPE, no. 8] ( NMHU) .

SLIDE

[ As Brasilien, Without locality.]; [Without date.], ( Sello ) — 1♀ (only head, wings, abdomen, genitalia and legs and legs; thorax pinned) [SYNTYPE, no. 6835] [White label here added “Type­1”.] ( NMHU). Same data as syntype — 1 ♀ (abdomen and one hind leg and right wing on slide; adult pinned) [SYNTYPE, no. 8] ( NMHU). Same data as syntype — 1 ♀ (specimen in bad condition being mounted between two coverslips, with Enderlein’s handwriting on each side] [SYNTYPE, no. 6835] ( NMHU).

OTHER MATERIAL

ARGENTINA

Missiones Province

PINNED

Ao. S.O. de B. de Irigoyen; 2.xi.1981, (S.Coscarón) — 1 ♂ (reared) ( BMNH). Rio Iguazú, Cataratas; 10.xi.1980, (S.Coscarón) — 1 ♀ (reared) ( BMNH).

BRAZIL

Minas Gerais

PINNED

Cachoeira Canaã, Município de Carmo de Minas, (site 1204); 6.iii.1997, (A.P.A.Luna Dias) — 1 ♀ (reared, pupa on slide) ( BMNH).

SLIDE

Cachoeira Canaã , Município de Carmo de Minas, (site 1204); 6.iii.1997, (A.P.A.Luna Dias) — 1 ♀ (pupa, adult pinned) ( BMNH) .

Paraná

PINNED

Foz do Iguaçu, Iguaçu National Park; 9.xi.1980, (A.J.Shelley) — 2 ♀♀ 1 ♂ (reared; pupa, wings and legs on slide) ( BMNH).

SLIDE

Foz do Iguaçu , Iguaçu National Park; 9.xi.1980, (A.J.Shelley) — 2 ♀♀ 1 ♂ (only pupa, wings and legs; adult pinned) ( BMNH) .

Rio Grande do Sul

SPIRIT

São Nicolão; 9.i.1999, (S.Coscarón) — 4 pupae ( BMNH).

São Paulo

PINNED

Piraçicaba, (no. 1041); 28.vii.1944, (Vulcano Andretta & D’Andretta Jr) — 1 ♀ (reared, pupa on slide) ( MZUSP). Caieiras, Tancão, (site 818); 12.xii.1990, (M.MHerzog, A.P.A.Luna Dias, P. R.Garritano & C.Coutinho) — 1 ♀ 3 ♂ (reared) ( IOC).

SLIDE

Piraçicaba, (no. 1041); 28.vii.1944, (Vulcano Andretta & D’Andretta Jr) — 1 pupa (female adult pinned) ( MZUSP).

Simulium (Trichodagmia) perplexum Shelley, Maia­Herzog, Luna Dias & Couch, 1989

The material listed under S. perplexum in Shelley et al. 2004 was examined for this paper.