A new species of Bithoracochaeta Stein (Diptera: Muscidae) with comments on Mexican species of the genus and their implication as possible biocontrol agents for greenhouses pests Author Jaume-Schinkel, Santiago 0000-0002-3502-9407 Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Instituto de Ecología, A. C. (INECOL), Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Colonia El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. C. P. 91073. & santijaumes @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3502 - 9407 santijaumes@hotmail.com Author Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Instituto de Ecología, A. C. (INECOL), Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Colonia El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. C. P. 91073. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-21 4896 2 283 291 journal article 9217 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.2.9 9573c6be-c2dc-45cc-befd-e44d02392676 1175-5326 4381976 8DDE0A98-9542-438B-BF9D-ADAC7F28CA97 Bithoracochaeta nigricoxa Couri, 2005 nigricoxa Couri, 2005: 257 (as Bithoracochaeta ). Type locality: Mexico , Jalisco , 21 miles NE Tepatitlán. Diagnosis. Apex of pedicel yellow; mesonotum with 5 vittae, the median one not reaching the anterior margin of scutellum; all coxae brown; hypandrium with spines ( Couri 2005 ). Distribution. Brazil , Mexico ( Carvalho et al. 2005 ; Couri 2005 ).