Paramixogaster brunettii Reemer in Reemer & Ståhls, 2013

Figs 29–31

Mixogaster vespiformis Brunetti, 1913: 169. Holotype ♂: India (ZSI) [photographs studied] (secondary homonym of Microdon vespiformis de Meijere, 1908, see Reemer and Ståhls 2013 a).

Paramixogaster vespiformis (Brunetti) – Brunetti 1923: 320; Knutson et al. 1975: 373.

Paramixogaster brunettii Reemer, 2013 in Reemer & Ståhls, 2013 a: 144.

Studied type specimens.

Holotype of Mixogaster vespiformis Brunetti, 1913 . India • 1 ♂; N. E. Assam, Dibrugarh; 17–19 Nov. 1911; ZSI. Label 1: “ Ind. Mus. // Dibrugarh // N. E. Assam // Abor Exped // 17–19 - XI- 11. // Kemp [printed vertically on left side of label] ”; label 2: “ Mixogaster // vespiformis // Brun. Typ. ♀ ”; label 3: “ Paramixogas- // ter. // vespiformis // Brun Type ♀ // det. Brun. 1923 ”; label 4: “ 2177 // [illegible 2 digit code] ” [digital images studied].

Diagnosis.

Only male known. Body length: 8 mm. A reddish-brown species with lateral bulges on the frons. From most other species with lateral bulges on the frons, it differs by the combination of the following characters: tergite 2 less than twice as long as wide, mesoscutum without fascia of golden setulae along transverse suture. This species is most similar to P. halmaherensis and P. yunnanensis, but differs because the mesoscutum is reddish with a median black vitta of ~ 1 / 3 of the width of the scutum (mostly dark brown to blackish in the other two species), and tergite 2 is reddish at least on the apical 1 / 2 (at most narrowly reddish along posterior margin in the other two species).

Notes.

Mixogaster vespiformis Brunetti, 1913 was included in Paramixogaster by Brunetti (1923). The species name became a secondary homonym when Microdon vespiformis de Meijere, 1908 was transferred to Paramixogaster by Reemer and Ståhls (2013 a), who introduced the replacement name Paramixogaster brunettii Reemer, 2013 . The type specimen itself has not been studied by the authors, but digital images were kindly provided by Jeroen van Steenis.

Distribution.

Only known from Assam (India).