Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Mexico: new species, new records and an identification key Author Gomes, Lucas R. P. Escuela Nacional de Ciencia Forense, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s / n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico. Author Sepúlveda, Tatiana A. Entomological Collection, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Author Pedraza-Lara, Carlos Escuela Nacional de Ciencia Forense, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s / n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-04-12 5264 1 27 46 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5264.1.2 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.1.2 1175-5326 7836092 80DB8C45-165A-4873-B2E9-752CB01CD6FB Nerius purpusianus Enderlein, 1922 ( Fig. 8F ) Diagnosis. All information present in the original description of Enderlein (1922) are also present in N. plurivittatus . We believe this species could be a junior synonym of Nerius plurivittatus , which is a species with wide morphological variation, as in the number of spots in the legs and body coloration. Distribution. Mexico , Costa Rica , Colombia ( Sepúlveda & de Carvalho 2016 ). Remarks. This species is probably a junior synonym of N. plurivittatus , based on the original description and the fact of N. plurivittatus has wide morphological variation. Future studies including the type material of this species are necessary to confirm this hypothesis.