Eight new species of Regasilus Curran, 1931 (Diptera: Asilidae: Asilinae) from Peru Author Sánchez, Pável text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-09 4894 2 221 246 journal article 9298 10.11646/zootaxa.4894.2.3 b00eef29-7f63-490c-adcc-c255c58de342 1175-5326 4315667 0445D812-2DA7-4BAE-97AC-BD91F74BE4AF Regasilus huiracocha sp. nov. ( Figs. 10–11 ) Diagnosis. Very similar to R. apu sp. nov. , but the hind femur is not fully black, it usually has a faint reddish basal stripe dorsally. Besides, the mystacal macrosetae are wholly black, as well as the katatergal macrosetae. The epandrium is straight, although a pointing-down projection is present at apex ( Fig. 10B ); the ejaculatory apodeme is large, and the phallus narrow ( Fig. 10D ). Description of male holotype ( Fig. 10A ). Lengths. Body: 16 mm ; wing: 11 mm . Head. Similar to R. apu sp. nov. , but mystacal macrosetae wholly black; proboscis yellowish setose, as well as lower side of occiput. Thorax . As in R. apu sp. nov. but yellowish setae on uppermost portion of anepisternum, besides katatergal macrosetae black. Wing ( Fig. 2 ). Similar to R. apu sp. nov. ; halter yellowish. Leg . Similar to R. apu sp. nov. , but hind femur with a faint reddish basal stripe dorsally, besides, black macrosetae predominate on femora. Abdomen. Similar to R. aiapaec sp. nov. , but with different terminalia. Terminalia ( Figs. 10 B–C). Shining black; epandrium elongate and straight, with a pointing-down projection at apex; long black setae on base, yellowish towards the apex, with conspicuous spiny yellowish macrosetae on posterior margin present; hypandrium broad, with long black setae, excision at posterior margin subrectangular ( Fig. 10E ); gonocoxite subtriangular, apex pointed, with a notch on internal margin and black long setae on external margin ( Fig. 10F ); gonostylus curved upwards, usually visible on lateral view; phallus narrow, almost straight; ejaculatory apodeme wide in lateral view, large, extending to seventh segment ( Fig. 10D ). Female ( Fig. 11A ). Similar to male, except terminalia ( Fig. 11B ); spermathecae situated almost at base of seventh abdominal segment, similar to R. apu sp. nov. , but slightly bigger; common duct as long as arms of furca; expulsory ducts twice as long as capsular ducts and about half the length of common duct ( Fig. 11C ). Etymology. A masculine noun in apposition, given to Huiracocha, the prehispanic main god in the Andean region of South America, revered as the creator of all things. Distribution ( Fig. 20A ). Peru , Department of Cuzco , Cosñipata Valley, cloud forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Holotype condition. Good. Detached terminalia placed in microvial with glycerin and pinned along with the specimen. Type material. Holotype : PERU , CU [ Cuzco ] Valle de Kosñipata C.I [Centro de investigación] Wayqecha 13°10’31”S , 71’34’53”W 2692 m 22.x.2007 C. Castillo / HOLOTYPE Ƌ Regasilus huiracocha Sánchez, 2020 ( MUSM ) . Paratypes : Same data as holotype (2Ƌ, 4 ♀ ); except for date of collection , 10.ix.2007 (2Ƌ, 1 ♀ ); 14.ix.2007 ( 1 ♀ ); 06.i.2008 ( 1 ♀ ); PERU , CU, Kosñipata , Wayqecha , trocha Perdiz , 2790 m 13°10’36.0”S , 71°35’4.4”W , 26.x.2019 , M. Rodríguez & A. Ayala leg / Paratype Ƌ Regasilus huiracocha Sánchez, 2020 ( MUSM ) .