Mallophora calida (Fabricius, 1787)

Montanuci, Pietra S., Vieira, Rodrigo & Krolow, Tiago K., 2023, A new species of Cerozodus and new records of Asilinae and Ommatiinae (Diptera: Asilidae) from Tocantins, Brazil, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2023008) 113, pp. 1-22 : 10

Mallophora calida (Fabricius, 1787)

( Figs 40–43 )

Material examined. BRASIL [ BRAZIL], Tocantins: Palmas, Distrito de Taquaruçu , Fazenda Encantada , 10°14’45.21”S – 48°07’24.07”W, lençol iluminado [light sheet], 27.VIII.2017, Krolow, T . K. & team (♂ CEUFT); Porto Nacional, Fazenda Dois Irmãos, Córrego São João , [10°42’41.1”S – 48°22’23.0”W], malaise [malaise trap], 17-21. VI .2020, Krolow, T . K. & team (2♂ CEUFT); Palmas, Parque Estadual do Lajeado , 10°06’05.00”S – 48°14’46.00”W, malaise [malaise trap], 04.X.2019, Oliveira, J.W. & team (♂ CEUFT) ;

Distribution. Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Tocantins *, Paraíba, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay ( ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980; KOHLER et al., 2013).

Comments. Mallophora calida is relatively small when compared to the others, but the females tend to be larger than males ( ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980). In addition, it presents a great variation in the size and tonality of the macrosetae, and can often present an extension at the apex of the hind tibiae. This species has a yellow mystax ( Figs 42, 43 ), brown thorax, yellow legs with yellow setae ( Fig. 40 ), shiny black hind tarsomeres with black setae interspersed with white ones, shiny black abdomen, tergites with orange setae ( Figs 40, 41 ) ( ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980).

Figures

Figs 40–43. Mallophora calida (Fabricius, 1787), male, habitus: 40, lateral view; 41, dorsal view; head: 42, frontal view; 43, lateral view.