Description of five Anthrax Scopoli puparia (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae, Anthracini) Author Cunha, André Mallemont Author Lamas, Carlos José Einicker text Zootaxa 2004 741 1 14 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.158275 ff09c154-d503-40c0-a462-a414014dbfb9 1175­5326 158275 EFB267FB-BE8C-482E-B5B3-49BDEC742417 Anthrax macquarti d’Andretta & Carrera, 1952 ( Figs. 26–31 ) Anthrax leucopygus Macquart, 1855 : 96 (76); Marston, 1970 : 3 , 77. [Preoccupied by Macquart, 1840 .] Anthrax leucopyga ; Marston, 1970 : 3 , 77; Painter, Painter & Hall, 1978 : 32 ; Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 : 307 . Anthrax macquarti d’Andretta & Carrera, 1952 : 296 ; Marston, 1970 : 3 , 77; Painter, Painter & Hall, 1978 : 32 ; Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999 : 307 . Male: Length: 14.6–15.1 mm . Head width: 2.4–2.9 mm . Thorax width: 2.8–3.5 mm . Abdominal width 3.2–3.4 mm tapering to 1.2–1.4 mm on anal segment. Coloration: light brown; cephalic and anal tubercles and abdominal chitinous rods dark brown, darker apically; setae yellowish brown. Head. Cephalic tubercles armed with three pairs of spines fused basally; first pair same length as second pair and placed above them; third pair ½ length of the others, placed laterally on the tubercle ( Figs. 27 and 28 ). Central pair of spines with two pairs of setae, first pair on dorsal surface, near its base, second placed laterally on basal half of spine ( Fig. 28 ). In ventral view, both anterior and posterior facial tubercles are present and totally fused, the first one with a pair of setae placed laterally, additional pair on the posterior margin ( Fig. 29 ). FIGURES 26–31. Anthrax macquarti pupae: 26 . General lateral view; 27 . Cephalic tubercle, dorsal view; 28 . Cephalic tubercle, lateral view; 29 . Head, ventral view; 30 . Anal tubercle, dorsal view; 31 . Anal tubercle, lateral view. Thorax. With four pairs of setae, two pairs on dorsal surface placed close together, two pairs on lateral surface; prothoracic spiracle heavily sclerotized, dark brown, raised above surface and located immediately behind head ( Fig. 26 ). Abdomen. Segment I with transverse row of long setae, darker on apex and base, interrupted in center; segments II–V with transverse rows of chitinous rods intercalated with long, thin setae, row of setae interrupted in center; segments VI–VII with reduced chitinous rods, resembling small spines, intercalated with thin setae; segment VIII with only reduced chitinous rods; pleura and sternites with rows of strong and long setae ( Fig. 26 ), sternites I–VII with complete rows of strong setae, located in middle of the segments; anal tubercle with three pairs of spines; central pair not fused and with two pairs of projections; first pair on apical third, converging to center, second pair on the middle third and directed downwards; second and third pairs of spines are tiny and located on base of first pair, on dorsal and ventral surfaces respectively; additional single spine on dorsal base of the tubercle ( Figs. 30 and 31 ); abdominal spiracles slightly darker and more sclerotized than surrounding area, raised above surface and placed laterally on segments I–VII. Female: unknown Hosts: Hymenoptera : Trypoxylon rogenhoferi Kohl, 1884 (Eumenidae) and Centris analis (Fabricius, 1804) (Apidae) . Distribution: Neotropical: Brazil (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), Bolivia , French Guiana , Paraguay , Peru , Suriname , Venezuela . Examined material: BRAZIL , São Paulo: Patrocínio Paulista (Fazenda Santa Cecília), 09­ X­2000, 1 male, Garófalo, Gazola and Serrano leg. (MNRJ); São Paulo: Patrocínio Paulista (Fazenda Santa Cecília), 13­ XI­2000, 1 male, Garófalo, Gazola and Serrano leg. (MNRJ); São Paulo: Patrocínio Paulista (Fazenda Santa Cecília), 02­ I­2001, 1 male, Garófalo, Gazola and Serrano leg. ; São Paulo: Patrocínio Paulista (Fazenda Santa Cecília), 28­ III­2001, 1 male, Garófalo, Gazola and Serrano leg .