Sargus circumcinctus James, 1941

Fachin, Diego Aguilar & Lamas, Carlos José Einicker, 2015, A catalogue of the types of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 3918 (3), pp. 406-414 : 412

Sargus circumcinctus James, 1941

James, 1941: 303–304 ( Geosargus ) (original description); 304 (key to species).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Tinguá.

Holotype ♀ with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “Tinguá | R. Janeiro [State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] | Brasil ”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on white paper: “Maio 19 40 [v.1940]”; (3) printed with handwritten inscriptions on red paper: “ Geosargus | circumcinctus | ♀ James | HOLOTYPE ”.

Condition of type. Missing parts: hind tarsomeres of both legs.

Additional note: James (1941: 304) indicated that the collector was John Lane, although omitted from the labels.

Paratype ♀ with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Tinguá | R. Janeiro [State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] | Brasil ”; (2) printed on white paper: “Maio 19 40 [v.1940]”; (3) handwritten on white paper: “maio”; (4) printed with handwritten inscriptions on red paper: “ Geosargus | circumcinctus | ♀ James | PARATYPE ”.

Condition of type: good.