Diogmites cuantlensis ( Bellardi, 1861 )

Estrada, Alejandro & Nápoles, Jesús Romero, 2020, New distribution records of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) for Mexico, Insecta Mundi 2020 (783), pp. 1-13 : 2

Diogmites cuantlensis ( Bellardi, 1861) ( Figure 3 )

Genus distribution in Mexico. Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico City, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sonora, Veracruz and Yucatán ( Papavero 2009).

Species distribution in Mexico. Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz and Yucatán ( Papavero 2009).

New records. Michoacán* (La Cañada, Morelia and Uruapan).

Material examined. MEXICO: Michoacán, Morelia, 10/vii/1990, O. Cruz (1♀ CIFBUM). Michoacán, Uruapan, 4/vi/1987, Y.B. (1♂ CIFBUM). Michoacán, La Cañada, 20/vi/1987, Y.B. (1♂ CIFBUM).

Remarks. Although there are published descriptions and keys to species as Carrera (1953), Martin (1963), and Artigas (1966), the genus is in need of revision.

Figures

Figures 1–6.Habitus of Asilidae spp. 1) Female habitus ofCarreraomyia acapulquensis (Cole and Pritchard, 1964). Credit: Enrique Ramírez. 2) Male habitus of Cophura humilis (Bellardi, 1861). Credit: A.E. 3) Male habitus of Diogmites cuantlensis (Bellardi, 1861). Credit: A.E. 4) Male habitus of Eccritosia zamon (Townsend, 1895). Credit: A.E. 5) Male habitus ofEfferia bicolor (Bellardi, 1861). Credit: A.E.6) Male habitus ofEfferia triton (Osten-Sacken, 1887). Credit: A.E.