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.
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Type-species,
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FDDD85626146FDF7" box="[579,783,604,628]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Regasilus strigarius</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF924B172C12DF16FC8B856361D2FDF6" author="Curran, C. H." box="[789,923,605,629]" pageId="1" pageNumber="222" pagination="1 - 25" refId="ref14758" refString="Curran, C. H. (1931) New American Asilidae (Diptera). II. American Museum Novitates, 487, 1 - 25." type="journal article" year="1931">Curran, 1931</bibRefCitation>
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(as
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, error), by original designation.
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FF0985A3635BFD34" bold="true" box="[151,274,669,695]" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FE8585A363C1FD34" box="[283,392,669,695]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Regasilus</emphasis>
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is characterized by the following combination of characters: 1. Anatergite bare; 2. Scutellum with impressed rim; 3. Mystax with about six remarkably stout macrosetae placed in a triangular area near the lower facial margin; 4. Scape and pedicel bearing conspicuous ventral and lateral macrosetae (Fig. 207,
<bibRefCitation id="EF924B172C12DF16FA8585DB67C6FC83" author="Hull, F. M." box="[1307,1423,741,768]" pageId="1" pageNumber="222" pagination="1 - 907" refId="ref14896" refString="Hull, F. M. (1962) Robber Flies of the world: The genera of the Family Asilidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 224 (1 - 2), 1 - 907. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 03629236.224" type="journal article" year="1962">Hull 1962</bibRefCitation>
); 5. Apical third of wing darkened by dense microtrichia (
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); 6. Fore femora without prominent macrosetae; 7. Eighth sternite in males bearing a dense and conspicuous band of macrosetae apically (
<figureCitation id="13382A632C12DF16FB1E84136693FCC4" box="[1152,1242,813,839]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1514,1538]" captionTargetBox="[161,1431,181,1483]" captionTargetId="figure-15@5.[151,1435,181,1489]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Regasilus aiapaec sp. nov. Male holotype. A. Habitus lateral; B. Terminalia, lateral view; C. Wing; D. Terminalia, dorsal view; E. Phallus, lateral and dorsal views; F. Gonocoxite and gonostylus; G. Hypandrium. Abbreviations. d, discal cell; ej apod, ejaculatory apodeme; epd, epandrium; goncx, gonocoxite; goncx apod, gonocoxal apodeme; gonst, gonostylus; hypd, hypandrium; M 1, first branch of media; M 2, second branch of media; M 3, third branch of media; M 4, fourth branch of media; mcu, medialcubital crossvein; R 1, anterior branch of radius; R 2+3, second branch of radius; R 4, upper branch of third branch of radius; R, third branch of radius; R, lower branch of third branch of radius; rm, radialmedial crossvein" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4327255" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4327255/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
); 8. Hypandrium with a posterior and central excision (
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); 9. Female ovipositor apubescent and laterally compressed from sixth abdominal segment (
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); 10. Common duct long, with three strongly attenuated and apically-coiled spermathecae (
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); and 11. Median sclerite at posterior end of furca (remnant of tergite 9) present (
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).
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FF5984836306FC54" bold="true" box="[199,335,957,983]" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Comments.</emphasis>
From examination of specimens of the
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FCBF8483618BFC54" box="[801,962,957,983]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Glaphyropyga</emphasis>
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group housed in MZUCUCCC, as well as the illustrations in
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and
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,
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is morphologically similar to
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Lynch Arribálzaga, 1880
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and
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FD0E833B610FFB9C" box="[656,838,1029,1055]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Megalometopon</emphasis>
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(a replacement name for
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FF098314637EFBC0" box="[151,311,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Megametopon</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF924B172C12DF16FEDE83176394FBC0" author="Artigas, J. N." box="[320,477,1065,1091]" pageId="1" pageNumber="222" pagination="1 - 474" refId="ref14344" refString="Artigas, J. N. (1970) Los asilidos de Chile (Diptera-Asilidae). Gayana, Zoologia, 17, 1 - 474." type="journal article" year="1970">Artigas, 1970</bibRefCitation>
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, a junior homonym), since these three genera share features such as the fore femora without prominent macrosetae, eighth sternite with an apical band of macrosetae in males, presence of a median sclerite at posterior end of furca in females, and a long common duct with three strongly attenuated and apicallycoiled spermathecae. Although
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FE6883AB60F3FB2C" box="[502,698,1173,1199]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Leptoharpacticus</emphasis>
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is easily distinguishable owing to its shallow facial gibbosity, plus other differences, to distinguish
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FD9383876033FB50" box="[525,634,1209,1235]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Regasilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FD5A83876133FB50" box="[708,890,1209,1235]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Megalometopon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is more difficult, since the diagnosis given for
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FF0983E3634DFB74" box="[151,260,1245,1271]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Regasilus</emphasis>
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herein also keys out to
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FD8C83E36081FB74" box="[530,712,1245,1271]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Megalometopon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, except for character 3. In
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FC6483E366F9FB74" box="[1018,1200,1245,1271]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Megalometopon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the mystacal macrosetae are uniform, nevertheless some other features of this genus are observed in the variation range of the species of
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FF28821B636AFABC" box="[182,291,1317,1343]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Regasilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
described in this work. Therefore, the relationship between these two genera needs to be reevaluated, since
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and
<bibRefCitation id="EF924B172C12DF16FE3382776092FAE7" author="Artigas, J. N. &amp; Papavero, N." box="[429,731,1353,1380]" pageId="1" pageNumber="222" pagination="11 - 33" refId="ref14454" refString="Artigas, J. N. &amp; Papavero, N. (1995) The American genera of Asilidae (Diptera): Keys for identification with an atlas of female spermathecae and other morphological details. IX. 4. Subfamily Asilinae Leach- Glaphyropyga group with the proposal of two new genera and a catalogue of the Neotropical species. Boletin de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepcion, 66, 11 - 33." type="journal article" year="1995">Artigas &amp; Papavero (1995)</bibRefCitation>
established
<taxonomicName id="4C034D652C12DF16FCFA82776653FAE0" authorityName="Artigas &amp; Papavero" authorityYear="1995" box="[868,1050,1353,1379]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Megalometopon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="222" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FCFA82776653FAE0" box="[868,1050,1353,1379]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Megalometopon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
without examining any specimens of
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<emphasis id="B977EAF42C12DF16FF288253636AFA04" box="[182,291,1389,1415]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="222">Regasilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, raising the possibility that these genera are subjective synonyms.
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