New records of phorid flies (Diptera, Phoridae) from Rio Grande do Sul, with five new records to Brazil
Author
Duarte, Juliano L. P.
Author
Vaz, Dayana B.
Author
Krüger, Rodrigo F.
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2018
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2018-01-12
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/14.1.125
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10.15560/14.1.125
1809-127X
Megaselia
(
M.
)
notipennis
Borgmeier, 1962
:
Figures 22, 23
Megaselia
(
M.
)
notipennis
Borgmeier 1962: 310
, 422, figs 72, 80–81.
Material examined.
Point 1 (
30♂
, COLEPAV); point 2 (
4♂
, COLEPAV); point 4 (
9♂
, COLEPAV); point 7 (
1♂
, COLEPAV); point 10 (
1♂
, COLEPAV); point 14 (
2♂
, COLEPAV); point 15 (
1♂
, COLEPAV); point 17 (
3♂
, COLEPAV); point 19 (
66♂
, COLEPAV); point 20 (
5♂
, COLEPAV); point 21 (
130♂
, COLEPAV); point 23 (
1♂
, COLEPAV); point 24 (
1♂
, COLEPAV); point 25 (
6♂
, COLEPAV); point 26 (
12♂
, COLEPAV); point 27 (
5♂
, COLEPAV); point 28 (
4♂
, COLEPAV); point 34 (
6♂
, COLEPAV).
Diagnostic characters.
This species belongs to the group VII of
Megaselia
(
Borgmeier 1962
)
. This is a very striking species, easily recognizable by the unique morphology of the asymmetrical hypopygium with 2 expanded lobes. Right lobe large, spoon shaped, hollowed out in the inside face; and left lobe smaller, bifurcated.
Distribution.
Argentina
; south and southeastern
Brazil
.
Updated distribution for
Brazil
.
Rio de Janeiro
,
Rio Grande do Sul
, and
Santa Catarina
.