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(
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locality: “
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CE04186FC2E99C8" box="[151,375,898,922]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Stomatodexia obscura</emphasis>
(
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. References:
<bibRefCitation id="FC1525C1FFF51C7E0EE44186FE1499C8" author="Austen, E. E." box="[659,845,898,922]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" pagination="326 - 347" refId="ref28774" refString="Austen, E. E. (1907) The synonymy and generic position of certain species of Muscidae (sens. lat.) in the collection of the British Museum, described by the late Francis Walker. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 7, 19, 326 - 347. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222930709487273" type="journal article" year="1907">Austen (1907: 343</bibRefCitation>
, description of diagnostic characters, possibly “congeneric” with
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0C8C41A4FCE799EA" box="[251,446,928,952]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Rhamphinina picta</emphasis>
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, currently in
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0E3F41A4FF2599EA" box="[584,636,928,952]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Zelia</emphasis>
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);
<bibRefCitation id="FC1525C1FFF51C7E0EE541A4FE2A99EB" author="Guimaraes, J. H." box="[658,883,928,953]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" refId="ref29819" refString="Guimaraes, J. H. (1971) Family Tachinidae (Larvaevoridae). In: Papavero, N. (Ed.), A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States. Vol. 104. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, pp. 1 - 333." type="book" year="1971">Guimarães, 1971: 119</bibRefCitation>
(in
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0FEA41A4F97E99EA" box="[925,1063,928,952]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Stomatodexia</emphasis>
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, but as unrecognized); OHara
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E091E41A5F8C499EA" box="[1385,1437,928,952]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">et al.</emphasis>
(2020: 698, World checklist of
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).
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CE04601FC529E4D" bold="true" box="[151,267,1029,1055]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Remarks.</emphasis>
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described
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0E134602FE519E4D" box="[612,776,1029,1055]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Dexia obscura</emphasis>
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from an unknown number of specimens of unspecified sex from
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. In the interests of nomenclatural stability, the single specimen under this name in NHMUK, a male, is hereby designated as
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of
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0E64464AFFEE9E35" box="[531,695,1101,1127]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Dexia obscura</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CB04675FCAB9ED9" bold="true" box="[199,498,1137,1163]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Type material examined</emphasis>
.
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: “Holo-/type”; “
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/obscura/Type/Walk.” [
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/ examined 1970/
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CB04705FF729F49" bold="true" box="[199,555,1281,1307]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Additional material examined</emphasis>
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&amp; eq. cols SISBIOTA CNPQ/FAPESP (
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[collector unknown] (
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<collectingMunicipality id="785FC24AFFF51C7E0FF34769FEB99FD5" box="[900,992,1389,1415]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Goiânia</collectingMunicipality>
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CB047B1FC639F9D" bold="true" box="[199,314,1461,1487]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Eye bare. Facial carina well developed. Head entirely silvery pruinose. Postpedicel entirely orange. Palpus entirely tawny yellow, cylindrical on both sexes. Katepisternum with 2+1 setae. Wing hyaline in males, smoky in females. Legs brownish black, but femur about anterior 1/3, and tibia on posteroventral region is yellowish to tawny in male and entirely blackish in females. The color of abdomen is very similar to the male of
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF51C7E09724426F8329C69" authorityName="Valid" baseAuthorityName="Wiedemann" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[1285,1387,1570,1595]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="potens">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E09724426F8329C69" box="[1285,1387,1570,1595]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Z. potens</emphasis>
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, but it can be differentiated by: an uninterrupted median brown longitudinal vitta (that forms a triangle) on syntergite 1+2 to tergite 4 and tergite 5 light brown. Abdominal tergite 3 with one pair of median marginal setae, and without discal setae; tergite 4 with one pair of median marginal setae and two pairs of discal setae in males and none in females.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="D09E0BBBFFF51C7A0CB044B5FF78989F" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="description">
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CB044B5FC349C99" bold="true" box="[199,365,1713,1739]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Redescription</emphasis>
. Male. Body length:
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.
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF51C7E0CB044D1FC1B9CBD" box="[199,322,1749,1775]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Coloration</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF51C7E0D2444D1FCC19CBD" box="[339,408,1749,1775]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1514,1538]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetId="figure-87@12.[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 3. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), holotype male (NHMUK). A. Dorsal habitus. B. Head, frontal view. C. Lateral habitus. D. Labels." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781978" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781978/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). Frontal vitta and ocellar triangle dark brown to black. Fronto-orbital plate and parafacial with pale golden pruinosity, but gena brownish black. Occiput silvery pruinose with long and silver to golden setulae. Postpedicel orange. Palpus light yellow to orange. Thorax brown to dark brown with pale golden to grayish pruinosity; prescutum with four dark vittae, in the two inner vittae are thinner than the outer, postscutum with five vitta the median one stars after the suture and goes until the hind margin; the inner vittae is half the length of the outer, neither reaching the scutellum. Scutellum pale golden to grayish pruinosity. Wing hyaline, slightly light brown along the veins. Calypter hyaline. Halter yellow-tawny. Posterior spiracle brownish black. Legs brownish black, but femur about anterior 1/3, and tibia on posteroventral region is yellowish to tawny; tarsi darker. Claws brown, pulvilli yellow. Abdomen dark yellow, with uninterrupted median brown longitudinal vitta (that forms a triangle) on syntergite 1+2 to tergite 4; posterior margin of tergites 1+2 to 4 brownish black, increasing in extension along the tergites; tergite 5 light brown; silver pruinosity on 1/4 of anterior margin in tergite 4 and in tergite 5, except for mid small area black vitta, entirely silver pruinose.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C790CE047EEFC4F9C50" bold="true" box="[151,278,1514,1538]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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, holotype male (NHMUK).
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C790F0B47EEFECC9C50" bold="true" box="[892,917,1514,1538]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">A.</emphasis>
Dorsal habitus.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C79083547EEF9009C50" bold="true" box="[1090,1113,1514,1538]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">B.</emphasis>
Head, frontal view.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C79094447EEF8129C50" bold="true" box="[1331,1355,1514,1538]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C.</emphasis>
Lateral habitus.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C790C9A440AFC5F9C74" bold="true" box="[237,262,1550,1574]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">D.</emphasis>
Labels.
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<paragraph id="983B5830FFF21C790CB04450FED39D39" blockId="12.[151,1437,1620,2043]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C790CB04450FC5D9C3C" box="[199,260,1620,1646]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Head</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF21C790D634450FCC89C3D" box="[276,401,1620,1647]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1514,1538]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetId="figure-87@12.[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 3. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), holotype male (NHMUK). A. Dorsal habitus. B. Head, frontal view. C. Lateral habitus. D. Labels." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781978" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781978/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 3AC</figureCitation>
). Vertex about 0.2x head width in dorsal view. Frontal vitta, at the narrowest point, equal to the width of ocellar triangle. Inner vertical setae and outer vertical seta absent. Fronto-orbital plate with 1213 pairs of proclinate setae; narrower than frontal vitta and parafacial. Width of parafacial measured between inner margin of compound eye and antennal insertion is 0.5x the width of gena. Postpedicel slender, 2.5x the combined length of scape and pedicel; longer than the dorsal, longest cilia ca. 7x basal width of arista. Facial carina developed. Facial ridge with two to three setulae on lower third. Lower facial margin protruding, visible in profile. Eye about 0.83x the head height. Gena about 0.32x eye height. Vibrissa long, inserted above lower facial margin. Prementum about 2x the length of palpus. Labella narrow, about 0.3x the prementum.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="983B5830FFF21C780CB04570FF899BFF" blockId="12.[151,1437,1620,2043]" lastBlockId="13.[151,1437,151,429]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF21C790CB04570FC419DDC" box="[199,280,1908,1934]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Thorax</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF21C790D5E4570FCEA9DDD" box="[297,435,1908,1935]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1514,1538]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetId="figure-87@12.[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 3. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), holotype male (NHMUK). A. Dorsal habitus. B. Head, frontal view. C. Lateral habitus. D. Labels." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781978" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781978/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Figs. 3A, C</figureCitation>
). Acrostichals 2+2-1. Dorsocentral 3+3. Intra-alar 1+1; intra-postalar absent. Supra-alar 2+4-3, first postsutural weak. Postpronotal lobe with four setae, three forming an anterior row and one posterior. Anepisternum with five strong setae and with one upward directed setulae anteriorly. Scutellum with one basal, one lateral, one apical and one discal pairs of setae. Katepisternum with 2+1 setae. Anepimeron with one long setae. Postalar callus with 2 setae.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780DA14293FF529AE2" box="[470,523,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Legs</emphasis>
. Fore coxa with many setae anteriorly; fore femur with dorsal and posteroventral rows of setae; fore tibia with 1 anteordorsal setae on apical third and 1 on median third, 1 posteroventral setae on median third, 3 preapicals, 2 posterodorsal and 1 posteroventral. Mid femur with 3 anterior setae on median third, 2 posteroventral on apical third; mid tibia with 1 ventral seta on apical third, 2 posterodorsal setae on median third, 6 preapicals, 1 anterior, 1 anterodorsals 3 posteroventral and 1 ventral. Hind femur with three anteroventral setae on basal half and three ventral setae on basal half and with row of anterodorsal setae; hind tibia with a row of posterodorsal and 1 posteroventral on median third, 3 posteroventral and 3 anteroventral seta on distal third, 3 preapicals, anterodorsal, 1 anteroventral, 1 ventral.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="983B5830FFF31C780CE04549FFA99DA7" blockId="13.[151,1437,1869,2038]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780CE04549FC4A9D37" bold="true" box="[151,275,1869,1893]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF31C780D6E4549FF1F9D37" authority="(Walker, 1853)" authorityName="Santis &amp; OHara &amp; Couri" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Walker" baseAuthorityYear="1853" box="[281,582,1869,1893]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obscura">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780D6E4549FCFF9D37" box="[281,422,1869,1893]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Zelia obscura</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="FC1525C1FFF31C780DC44549FF669D37" author="Walker, F." box="[435,575,1869,1893]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" pagination="253 - 414" refId="ref31751" refString="Walker, F. (1853) Diptera. Part IV. In: Saunders, W. W. (Ed.), Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F. R. S., F. L. S., &amp; c. Vol. I. Van Voorst, London, pp. 253 - 414, pls. VII - VIII." type="book chapter" year="1853">Walker, 1853</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, male from Goiás, Brazil (MZSP).
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780FDC4549FE9D9D37" bold="true" box="[939,964,1869,1893]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">A.</emphasis>
Epandrium, cercus and surstylus, lateral view.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780CE04575FDF79DDB" bold="true" box="[151,174,1905,1929]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">B.</emphasis>
Epandrium, cerci and surstyli, posterior view.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780EEB4575FFEC9DDB" bold="true" box="[668,693,1905,1929]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">C.</emphasis>
Sternite 5, posterior view.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF31C780FA24575FEB79DDB" bold="true" box="[981,1006,1905,1929]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">D.</emphasis>
Hypandrium, phallapodeme, basiphallus, epiphallus, distiphallus, pregonite and postgonite, lateral view. Abbreviations: basph = basiphallus; cerc = cercus; distph = distiphallus; ej apod = ejaculatory apodeme; epand = epandrium; epiph = epiphallus; hypd = hypandrium; pgt = postgonite; phapod = phallapodeme; pregt = pregonite; sur = surstylus.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="983B5830FFF01C7B0CE04590FC6F9D82" blockId="14.[151,1436,1940,2000]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF01C7B0CE04590FC4B9DFE" bold="true" box="[151,274,1940,1964]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF01C7B0D6E4590FF1D9DFE" authority="(Walker, 1853)" authorityName="Santis &amp; OHara &amp; Couri" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Walker" baseAuthorityYear="1853" box="[281,580,1940,1964]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obscura">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF01C7B0D6E4590FCFC9DFE" box="[281,421,1940,1964]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Zelia obscura</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="FC1525C1FFF01C7B0DC64590FF659DFE" author="Walker, F." box="[433,572,1940,1964]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="253 - 414" refId="ref31751" refString="Walker, F. (1853) Diptera. Part IV. In: Saunders, W. W. (Ed.), Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F. R. S., F. L. S., &amp; c. Vol. I. Van Voorst, London, pp. 253 - 414, pls. VII - VIII." type="book chapter" year="1853">Walker, 1853</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, female from Rondônia, Brazil (MZSP).
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF01C7B0F954590FEA29DFE" bold="true" box="[994,1019,1940,1964]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">A.</emphasis>
Dorsal habitus.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF01C7B08E84590F9EF9DFE" bold="true" box="[1183,1206,1940,1964]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">B.</emphasis>
Head, frontal view.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF01C7B09F34590F8C59DFE" bold="true" box="[1412,1436,1940,1964]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">C.</emphasis>
Lateral habitus.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="983B5830FFF11C7A0CB04293F91D984B" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1041]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0CB04293FC689AE3" box="[199,305,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Abdomen</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A0D364293FC9E9AE3" box="[321,455,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1514,1538]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetId="figure-87@12.[151,1436,301,1490]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 3. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), holotype male (NHMUK). A. Dorsal habitus. B. Head, frontal view. C. Lateral habitus. D. Labels." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781978" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781978/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Figs. 3A, C</figureCitation>
). Syntergite 1+2 with a pair of lateral marginal setae. Tergite 3 with one pair of median marginal seta and one pair of lateral marginal pairs of seta. Tergite 4 with two discal setae and a marginal row of setae. Tergite 5 with one pair of discal setae and two rows of marginal setae. Tergite 5 slightly pointed apically.
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0CE04307FC489B4F" box="[151,273,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Terminalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A0D684307FC3A9B4F" box="[287,355,259,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1869,1893]" captionTargetBox="[169,1436,461,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-160@13.[151,1436,453,1846]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 4. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), male from Goiás, Brazil (MZSP). A. Epandrium, cercus and surstylus, lateral view. B. Epandrium, cerci and surstyli, posterior view. C. Sternite 5, posterior view. D. Hypandrium, phallapodeme, basiphallus, epiphallus, distiphallus, pregonite and postgonite, lateral view. Abbreviations: basph = basiphallus; cerc = cercus; distph = distiphallus; ej apod = ejaculatory apodeme; epand = epandrium; epiph = epiphallus; hypd = hypandrium; pgt = postgonite; phapod = phallapodeme; pregt = pregonite; sur = surstylus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781980" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781980/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Tergite 6 about 1/4 length of syntergosternite 7+8. Sternite 5 with basal plate long and outwardly curved (
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A0C844323FC159B13" box="[243,332,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1869,1893]" captionTargetBox="[169,1436,461,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-160@13.[151,1436,453,1846]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 4. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), male from Goiás, Brazil (MZSP). A. Epandrium, cercus and surstylus, lateral view. B. Epandrium, cerci and surstyli, posterior view. C. Sternite 5, posterior view. D. Hypandrium, phallapodeme, basiphallus, epiphallus, distiphallus, pregonite and postgonite, lateral view. Abbreviations: basph = basiphallus; cerc = cercus; distph = distiphallus; ej apod = ejaculatory apodeme; epand = epandrium; epiph = epiphallus; hypd = hypandrium; pgt = postgonite; phapod = phallapodeme; pregt = pregonite; sur = surstylus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781980" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781980/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
). Epandrium broad in posterior view, setulose, and closed dorsally (
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A08354323F9E49B13" box="[1090,1213,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1869,1893]" captionTargetBox="[169,1436,461,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-160@13.[151,1436,453,1846]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 4. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), male from Goiás, Brazil (MZSP). A. Epandrium, cercus and surstylus, lateral view. B. Epandrium, cerci and surstyli, posterior view. C. Sternite 5, posterior view. D. Hypandrium, phallapodeme, basiphallus, epiphallus, distiphallus, pregonite and postgonite, lateral view. Abbreviations: basph = basiphallus; cerc = cercus; distph = distiphallus; ej apod = ejaculatory apodeme; epand = epandrium; epiph = epiphallus; hypd = hypandrium; pgt = postgonite; phapod = phallapodeme; pregt = pregonite; sur = surstylus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781980" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781980/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 4AB</figureCitation>
). Anterior epandrial process poorly developed. Cerci not fused, broad, and distally slightly tapered in posterior view. Surstylus broad, not fused with epandrium, convex, and setulose in posterior view; distally tapered in lateral view (
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A0965436BF8C99BDB" box="[1298,1424,367,393]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1869,1893]" captionTargetBox="[169,1436,461,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-160@13.[151,1436,453,1846]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 4. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), male from Goiás, Brazil (MZSP). A. Epandrium, cercus and surstylus, lateral view. B. Epandrium, cerci and surstyli, posterior view. C. Sternite 5, posterior view. D. Hypandrium, phallapodeme, basiphallus, epiphallus, distiphallus, pregonite and postgonite, lateral view. Abbreviations: basph = basiphallus; cerc = cercus; distph = distiphallus; ej apod = ejaculatory apodeme; epand = epandrium; epiph = epiphallus; hypd = hypandrium; pgt = postgonite; phapod = phallapodeme; pregt = pregonite; sur = surstylus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781980" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781980/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 4AB</figureCitation>
). Apodeme ejaculatory broad apically and narrowing posteriorly, with its base enlarged. Pregonite with setulae anteriorly, connected basally to hypandrium by a sclerotized seam. Basiphallus about twice the length of postgonite. Extension of dorsal sclerite of distiphallus long, more than half of the length of dorsal sclerite; dorsal sclerite ventrally serrulated; granular zone about 0.7x the length of dorsal sclerite (
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A0FAB43FBF96E984B" box="[988,1079,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1869,1893]" captionTargetBox="[169,1436,461,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-160@13.[151,1436,453,1846]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 4. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), male from Goiás, Brazil (MZSP). A. Epandrium, cercus and surstylus, lateral view. B. Epandrium, cerci and surstyli, posterior view. C. Sternite 5, posterior view. D. Hypandrium, phallapodeme, basiphallus, epiphallus, distiphallus, pregonite and postgonite, lateral view. Abbreviations: basph = basiphallus; cerc = cercus; distph = distiphallus; ej apod = ejaculatory apodeme; epand = epandrium; epiph = epiphallus; hypd = hypandrium; pgt = postgonite; phapod = phallapodeme; pregt = pregonite; sur = surstylus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781980" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781980/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="983B5830FFF11C7A0CB04027FF78989F" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1041]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0CB04027FC42986F" box="[199,283,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Female</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="00BF44B5FFF11C7A0D5A4027FC2A986F" box="[301,371,546,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1940,1964]" captionTargetBox="[296,1292,182,1916]" captionTargetId="figure-22@14.[296,1292,181,1916]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 5. Zelia obscura (Walker, 1853), female from Rondônia, Brazil (MZSP). A. Dorsal habitus. B. Head, frontal view. C. Lateral habitus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10781984" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10781984/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). Differs from male as follows: Vertex about 0.23x head width in dorsal view. Fronto-orbital plate with 2 proclinate orbitals and 1 reclinate setae. Palpus subclavate. Wing smoky. Abdomen brownish black in ground color, with silver pruinosity anteriorly; tergite 5 brownish on posterior margin. Abdominal tergite 4 with a median marginal pair of setae and tergite 5 with one pair of discal setae. Claw and pulvilli short, shorter than tarsomere 5. Abdomen more ovate.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D09E0BBBFFF11C7A0CB040D2FCFD98A3" box="[199,420,726,753]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="983B5830FFF11C7A0CB040D2FCFD98A3" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1041]" box="[199,420,726,753]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0CB040D2FC7E98A2" bold="true" box="[199,295,726,752]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Biology.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D09E0BBBFFF11C7A0CB040FEF9DD9947" box="[199,1156,762,789]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="983B5830FFF11C7A0CB040FEF9DD9947" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1041]" box="[199,1156,762,789]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0CB040FEFC389946" bold="true" box="[199,353,762,788]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="E09318A0FFF11C7A0D1040FFFCF29947" box="[359,427,763,789]" name="Brazil" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Brazil</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="5A4096D2FFF11C7A0DCD40FFFF729947" box="[442,555,763,789]" country="Brazil" name="Rondonia" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Rondônia</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="5A4096D2FFF11C7A0E4040FFFE419947" box="[567,792,763,789]" country="Brazil" name="Mato Grosso do Sul" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Mato Grosso do Sul</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="5A4096D2FFF11C7A0F3940FFFED69947" box="[846,911,763,789]" country="Brazil" name="Goias" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Goiás</collectingRegion>
states,
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0F9440FFF92D9947" bold="true" box="[995,1140,763,789]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">new records</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D09E0BBBFFF11C7A0CB0411BFCFE9E43" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="983B5830FFF11C7A0CB0411BFCFE9E43" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1041]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0CB0411BFC6D996B" bold="true" box="[199,308,799,825]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Remarks</emphasis>
. Austens notes about Walkers
<typeStatus id="473FE692FFF11C7A0EDD411BFFBC996B" box="[682,741,799,825]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">types</typeStatus>
at the NHMUK (1907: 24), regarded
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A08D5411BF811996B" authorityName="Walker" authorityYear="1853" box="[1186,1352,799,825]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Dexia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obscura">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A08D5411BF811996B" box="[1186,1352,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Dexia obscura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as “… probably congeneric with
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0DC94147FFB1990F" authority=", Bigot" authorityName=", Bigot" authorityYear="1889" box="[446,744,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Rhamphinina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="picta">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0DC94147FFCC990E" box="[446,661,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Rhamphinina picta</emphasis>
, Bigot
</taxonomicName>
...”, currently a member of the genus
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A08FE4147F99A990F" authorityName="Robineau-Desvoidy" authorityYear="1830" box="[1161,1219,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A08FE4147F99A990F" box="[1161,1219,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Zelia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Later, Austen also noted that
<bibRefCitation id="FC1525C1FFF11C7A0D7D4163FCFF99D3" author="Brauer, F." box="[266,422,871,897]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" pagination="329 - 382" refId="ref28995" refString="Brauer, F. (1897) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Muscaria schizometopa und Beschreibung von zwei Hypoderma - Arten. I. Bemerkungen zu den Originalexemplaren der von Bigot und Macquart beschriebenen Muscaria schizometopa aus der Sammlung des Herrn G. H. Verrall. Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Abteilung I, 106, 329 - 382, 1 pl." type="journal article" year="1897">Brauer (1897)</bibRefCitation>
considered
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0E5D4163FFF999D2" authorityName="Valid" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Bigot" baseAuthorityYear="1889" box="[554,672,871,897]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="picta">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0E5D4163FFF999D2" box="[554,672,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Zelia picta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, along with
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0F504163FEF699D2" authorityName="Valid" baseAuthorityName="Wiedemann" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[807,943,871,897]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="potens">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0F504163FEF699D2" box="[807,943,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Zelia potens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as belonging to “…
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A08E74163F87199D3" authorityName="Brauer &amp; Bergenstamm" authorityYear="1889" box="[1168,1320,871,897]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Stomatodexia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A08E74163F87199D3" box="[1168,1320,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Stomatodexia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
according to the head, and to
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0D18418FFC9299F7" authorityName="Wulp" authorityYear="1885" box="[367,459,907,933]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Leptoda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0D18418FFC9299F7" box="[367,459,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Leptoda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
according to the bend of the fourth vein”.
<bibRefCitation id="FC1525C1FFF11C7A0FDA418FF92199F7" author="Guimaraes, J. H." box="[941,1144,907,933]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" refId="ref29819" refString="Guimaraes, J. H. (1971) Family Tachinidae (Larvaevoridae). In: Papavero, N. (Ed.), A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States. Vol. 104. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, pp. 1 - 333." type="book" year="1971">Guimarães (1971)</bibRefCitation>
considered
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0977418FF82499F7" authorityName="Walker" authorityYear="1853" box="[1280,1405,907,933]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Dexia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obscura">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0977418FF82499F7" box="[1280,1405,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">D. obscura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as belonging to
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0D5F41ABFC99999B" authorityName="Brauer &amp; Bergenstamm" authorityYear="1889" box="[296,448,943,969]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Stomatodexia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0D5F41ABFC99999B" box="[296,448,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Stomatodexia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and this placement was followed by OHara et al. (2020). However, as shown herein, this species belongs conclusively to the genus
<taxonomicName id="5F8423B3FFF11C7A0E0141D7FFE999BF" authorityName="Robineau-Desvoidy" authorityYear="1830" box="[630,688,979,1005]" class="Insecta" family="Tachinidae" genus="Zelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AAF08422FFF11C7A0E0141D7FFE999BF" box="[630,688,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Zelia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
accordingly to the detailed comparative morphology of the adults and the male terminalia.
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