taxonID	type	description	language	source
03B18E5CFF9CFFC45AAD4804FAE3F9D0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. Antennal postpedicel triangular, with acute apex, arista-like stylus dorsally inserted (Figs 1 C, 5 C, 20 C). Posterior slope of mesonotum distinctly flattened; acr s biseriate, six pairs of dc s (three posteriormost conspicuously larger). Wing membrane hyaline (Figs 4 F, 6 F) or sometimes with conspicuous modifications of the venation (some species of pepocatu group) (Figs 3 F, 5 G, 7 D), veins R 4 + 5 and M 1 beyond dm-m parallel (Fig. 6 F) or converging at wing apex (Figs 3 F, 4 F, 5 G); distance between R 4 + 5 and M 1 at costal section between R 4 + 5 and M 1 shorter than half-length of crossvein dm-m (Figs 3 F, 4 F, 5 G, 6 F, 7 D); M 1 ending anterior of wing apex (Figs 1 F, 3 F, 4 F, 5 G, 6 F, 7 D). Legs sometimes with conspicuous modified rows of setae (MSSC) (Figs 3 E, 4 C, D, 5 D, 6 D, 16 D, 18 C, E); tarsus I with ventral surface entirely bare (MSSC) (Fig. 5 F). Female. Similar to male, except for MSSCs and as noted: Wing membrane hyaline or sometimes with conspicuous modifications of the venation (some species of pepocatu group, but less pronounced than in males) (Figs 3 G, 5 H, 6 G). Oviscapt telescoping into proximal segments, acanthophorites (tergites 9 + 10) flattened, prolonged and fused with cercus, dorsally divided in two disconnected hemitergites, and with apical spines (Capellari & Amorim 2011, figs 8, 9; Fig. 22 B – D).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF9BFFC35AAD4A9AFAE2F8CE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis (Based on males). Base of femur I with 2 long pv setae, with anterior bush-like comb of setae (Figs 6 D, 7 B); It 1 longer than remaining tarsomeres combined (Fig. 5 D); femur II with ventral surface bare, except for av row of setae, decreasing in length towards apex, ending in one long and sometimes sinuous av seta near apex (Figs 4 D, 5 E); the hypopygial morphology is quite similar for all species in the group (as in Fig. 2, see Discussion).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF9AFFC05AAD4CA6FC51F80D.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 2) Description. Male. Body length: 2.23 mm. Wing length: 2.24 mm long, 0.57 mm wide (n = 1). Body mostly dark brown to black, with metallic reflections. Head (Fig. 1 B, C, D). Frons width 0.3 times head width, at narrowest part; eyes almost touching on face, narrowest distance in middle of face less than diameter of anterior ocellus; face slightly wider at ventral and dorsal ends, with silver pruinosity ventral to antenna, darker in middle, lower part of face and clypeus with dense silver pruinosity; palpus dark brown, with 2 – 3 apical setulae; proboscis dark brown, with short whitish hairs; one proclinate convergent vt s; one reclinate divergent oc s, as long as vt s; one reclinate convergent poc s, 0.4 times as long as vt s; occiput distinctly concave above, shiny dark brown; lower surface of occiput covered by complete row of white pocl s, increasing in size ventrally, ventralmost sparse and straight, as long as vt s; lower occiput covered by some white, straight ocp s, increasing in size ventrally, 1.3 times as long as lower pocl s (Fig. 1 B, C, D). Scape short, yellow, dorsal surface bare; pedicel yellow with dorsal surface dark brown, with crown of dark apical setae; postpedicel dark brown, triangular, about 1.5 times longer than basal width, pubescent; stylus about 5 times longer than postpedicel, dorsally inserted, bare, displaced laterally, bi-articulated at base. Thorax. Dark brown to black, with some dark green reflections, 0.7 times as long as abdomen, posterior slope of mesonotum distinctly flattened, postpronotal lobe with lower pale spot. Short scattered setae from anterior side of mesonotum to slightly beyond transverse suture; two rows of 13 – 15 small acr s, ending at mesonotal slope; 6 dc s, increasing in size posteriorly, posterior two conspicuously longer; 1 psut ial s, 1 presut spal s, 2 large psut spal s; 2 pprn s, one strong and one tiny white seta; 2 npl s, 2 pal s, one large and one setula anteriad; 1 pair of strong l sctl s and 1 pair of smaller laterad setae, about half as long as l sctl s; 2 white prepst s. Wing (Fig. 1 F). Membrane light brown, with darker brown spot below wing apex; veins brown. C ending before wing apex, only slightly extended beyond M 1; Sc ending at middle of R 1; R 1 ending at about basal third of wing; R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 strongly displaced towards anterior margin as compared to R 1; anterior cells strongly compressed, R 2 + 3 ending in C at apical fourth of wing; R 4 + 5 and M 1 convergent near wing margin; M 4 complete, reaching wing margin; CuA + CuP strong, not reaching wing margin. Lower calypter, halter and cilia white. RMx ratio = 1.7, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Legs. Mostly brown, yellow at apex of femur II, base of tibia II, apex of femur III, middle of tibia III, basal half of IIIt 1; pair of claws present on all legs. Pulvilli small. Leg I (Fig. 1 D). Coxa I covered with white, fine setae (shorter than coxa I width), decreasing in length towards apex, apex with 3 – 4 strong, pale apical setae anteriorly. Femur I with 4 – 5 small, pale pv setae at base, with anterior bush-like comb of brown setae (e. g. Fig. 7 B). Tibia I covered by fine setae, longer dorsally. It 1 with ventral surface entirely bare (e. g. Fig. 5 F), dorsal surface covered by dark setae; It 1 longer than remaining tarsomeres combined (Fig. 1 D). Leg II. Coxa II with a few pale setulae anteriorly, bare laterally. Femur II (Fig. 1 E) with ad row of small, inconspicuous brown setae along apical third, increasing in length towards apex; ventral surface bare, except for anteroventral row of 7 – 8 sparse, pale setae along basal 3 / 4, decreasing in length towards apex, and one sinuous, brown av seta (e. g. Fig. 4 D). Tibia II with row of dark, erect dorsal setae (Fig. 1 E). Leg III. Coxa III with one conspicuous, long, pale seta near base and one setula above. Femur III with dorsal row of dark setae, decreasing in length towards apex. Tibia III with one dorsal brown seta at distal 1 / 4, followed by one row of dark, dorsal setulae apically; comb of pale, apical setae, projecting towards to tarsal excavation. IIIt 1 ventrally excavated at base. Relative podomere ratios: I: 14.7 / 11.5 / 6.2 / 1.3 / 1 / 1 / 1.2; II: 23.4 / 23.8 / 11.6 / 1 / 1 / 1.4 / 2; III: 13.1 / 13.9 / 5.3 / 3.6 / 1.6 / 1 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly dark brown, with some dark blue to green reflections on tergites 4 – 5. Tergites 1 – 5 with short, black setae. Segment 6 partially hidden under tergite 5, tergite 6 bare; segment 7 forming short peduncle, tergite and sternite 7 bare; sternite 8 small, triangular. Sternites 1 – 3 visible, sclerotized, light brown, sternite 4 membranous. Hypopygium (Fig. 2). Epandrium elongate, 1.3 times as long as high, dark (Fig. 2 B). MEp elongate, about 7.5 times as long as wide (Fig. 2 G). DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 2 B); VSur (Fig. 2 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur (Fig. 2 D), with two inner apicoventral setae, probably LEp fused with VSur (see Quevedo et al. 2025); DSur (Fig. 2 D) irregular and robust, with curved ventral margins and truncated, rounded distal lobe. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus with short, dorsal projection near apex (Fig. 2 F). Cercus (Fig. 2 H) divided in two parts, ventral part curved and stout, with 3 – 4 spines ventrally, dorsal part rounded and covered by fine setae, with digitiform projection apically. Female. Unknown.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF9AFFC05AAD4CA6FC51F80D.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRAZIL, GO [Goiás], Goianápolis | Parque Estadual [State Park] Altamiro de Moura | Pacheco-PEAMP | Malaise mata [Seasonal Semi-deciduous Forest], margem do córrego [stream bank] | Carapina – Trilha da Onça | - 16.534879, - 49.113812 [16 ° 32 ′ 05.6 ″ S 49 ° 06 ′ 49.7 ″ W] - 790 m | 29. vi. 2022 - 02. viii. 2022 | Cols. Oliveira, S. S. & Lopes, W. R. ”, “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu altamiro | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia dissected and stored in microvial with glycerin, pinned beneath the specimen; left wing mounted in permanent slide, glued to paper triangle and pinned beneath specimen.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF9AFFC05AAD4CA6FC51F80D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Toponymic, referring to the type-locality and treated as a noun in apposition.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF9AFFC05AAD4CA6FC51F80D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu altamiro sp. nov. can be distinguished from the other species of the pepocatu group (those with vein M 1 converging with R 4 + 5 at costa) by the absence of elongated ventral pocl s and ocp s (Fig. 1 B, C), which in the other species are as long as the vt s (Figs 3 B, C) and by the lack of long anterior basal setae on coxa I (Fig. 1 D). Additionally, M. altamiro sp. nov. has a light brown wing membrane with a dark brown spot below the wing apex, and it lacks spurious veins on the wings (Fig. 1 F). Furthermore, the rows of setae on femur II and tibia II are less developed than in the other species that exhibit these structures (Fig. 1 E).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF9AFFC05AAD4CA6FC51F80D.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: state of Goiás (Cerrado biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF97FFCF5AAD4CA6FC7CF8C7.taxon	description	(Fig. 3) Male. Body length: 2.41 – 2.75 mm. Wing length: 2.16 – 2.86 mm longer, 0.54 – 0.80 mm wide (n = 4). Similar to M. altamiro sp. nov. in both general habitus and overall chaetotaxy, except as noted. Head (Figs 3 B, C). Complete row of white pocl s, increasing in size ventrally, ventralmost dense and sinuous, as long as anterior setae at base of coxa I (Fig. 3 C); lower occiput covered by numerous white, sinuous ocp s, increasing in size ventrally, as long as lower pocl s (Fig. 3 B, C). Pedicel yellow, with dorsal surface brown; postpedicel about 1.45 times longer than basal width; stylus about 4.9 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 3 C). Brown, with some dark green reflections. Wing (Fig. 3 F). Membrane hyaline, veins brown; venation reticulated, with five short spurious veins arising from M 1 and one from crossvein dm-m; dm-m distorted, S-shaped; M 4 not reaching wing margin, ending at small brown spot near wing margin; RMx ratio = 2.8, CuAx ratio = 2.5. Legs (Fig. 3 B – E). Legs mostly brown, yellow at apex of tibia II, IIt 1, femur III at apex, and tibia III near base and on apical 3 / 4. Leg I. Anterior surface of coxa I largely covered with white, fine setae, decreasing in length towards apex, basalmost ones longer, sinuous, and conspicuously longer than width of coxa I (Fig. 3 C) (MSSC); base of femur I with 2 – 4 long, white pv setae, sometimes bunched together and 2 – 3 tiny hairs posteriad (MSSC); apex of femur I with 2 – 3 strong dorsal setae (MSSC); tibia I with row of 8 – 10 ad brown setae at basal half, decreasing in size towards apex (MSSC). Leg II. Femur II with ad row of strong, conspicuous brown setae along apical 2 / 3, decreasing in length towards apex (Fig. 3 E) (MSSC). Tibia II with anterior row of long, conspicuous brown setae, strongly curved medially (Fig. 3 E) (MSSC). Leg III. Coxa III with one conspicuous, long, pale seta near base, one pale setula posteriad and one pale setula anteriad. Relative podomere ratios: I: 1.5 / 10.4 / 6.6 / 1.5 / 1.3 / 1 / 1.1; II: 13.8 / 9.8 / 10.9 / 3.7 / 2.4 / 1.4 / 1; III: 11.8 / 13.4 / 5.6 / 5.8 / 3.3 / 1.4 / 1.1. Hypopygium. As in M. altamiro sp. nov. (Fig. 2) (see Discussion). Female. Body length: 2.8 – 3.3 mm. Wing: 2.5 – 2.9 mm long, 0.9 – 1.1 mm wide (n = 3). Habitus similar to male, except for MSSCs and as noted. Head. Face slightly broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle), slightly wider towards clypeus, clypeal suture more evident. Wing (Fig. 3 G). R 4 + 5, M 1 and crossvein dm-m without spurious veins, sometimes just with some dark points near veins, variable among specimens; R 4 + 5 only slightly concave on distal half, not as close to margin as in males; M 1 complete, reaching wing margin; crossvein dm-m less distorted; RMx ratio = 4.4, CuAx ratio = 0.6. Legs. Mostly yellow. Coxa II and III dark brown; femora yellow to pale brown; coxa I covered by short, scattered pale setae anteriorly; tibia II with one ad at 1 / 4 and one near middle, and four apical setae. Relative podomere ratios: I: 9.9 / 8.9 / 4.5 / 2.6 / 1.5 / 1 / 1.2; II: 9.5 / 9.2, 7.2 / 3.5 / 1.9 / 1.3 / 1; III: 9.6 / 11.8 / 3.9 / 4.4 / 2.3 / 1.4 / 1. Abdomen. Tergite 1 – 5 with short vestiture of black setae. Sternites light brown, covered by a few black setae. Oviscapt telescoping into presegments, acanthophorites (tergites 9 + 10) flattened, prolonged and fused to cerci, with apical spines (e. g. Fig. 22).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF97FFCF5AAD4CA6FC7CF8C7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ SISBIOTA - | CNPQ / FAPESP [Vertical line] | BRASIL [BRAZIL], MS [Mato Grosso do Sul], Bodoquena, | Fazenda [Farm] Califórnia (topo [top]) | 20 º 41 ′ 55.9 ″ S 56 º 52 ′ 49.4 ″ W | Malaise 6, 8 - 22. viii. 2011, | Lamas, Nihei et al. leg. ”, “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu bodoquena | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul. Same data as holotype (1 ♂, 3 ♀, one dissected, MZUSP). Same data except, 22. viii. 2011 (1 ♂, MZUSP). Same data except, 22. viii – 6. ix. 2011 (1 ♂, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF97FFCF5AAD4CA6FC7CF8C7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Toponymic, referring to the type-locality and treated as a noun in apposition.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF97FFCF5AAD4CA6FC7CF8C7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu bodoquena sp. nov. is similar to M. ericae sp. nov., M. pepocatu and M. jawara sp. nov., with a number of male secondary sexual characters, such as modified setation on the legs and conspicuously modified wing venation, but M. bodoquena sp. nov. can be differentiated by wing venation in males slightly modified, with short spurious veins arising from M 1 and dm-m; dm-m distorted, S-shaped; M 4 not reaching wing margin, ending in a little brown spot near wing margin (Fig. 3 F), while in M. ericae sp. nov. the wing membrane is unmodified (Fig. 4 F) and in M. pepocatu and M. jawara sp. nov. the wing membrane bears more pronounced modifications (Figs 5 G, 7 D).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF97FFCF5AAD4CA6FC7CF8C7.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Cerrado biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF97FFCF5AAD4CA6FC7CF8C7.taxon	discussion	Comments. Mberu bodoquena sp. nov. is one of the morphospecies collected in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) during SISBIOTA-Diptera Brazilian Network (see Lamas et al. 2023).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCD5AAD4CA6FBBAF9C3.taxon	description	(Fig. 4) Description. Male. Body length: 2.38 – 3.09 mm. Wing length: 2.20 – 2.61 mm long, 0.58 – 0.68 mm wide (n = 7). Similar to M. altamiro sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Body mostly dark brown with metallic reflections. Head (Fig. 4 B, C) Complete row of white pocl s, increasing in size ventrally, ventralmost dense and sinuous, as long as anterior setae at base of coxa I; lower occiput covered by numerous white, sinuous ocp s, increasing in size ventrally, as long as lower pocl s. Pedicel completely yellow; postpedicel about 1.3 times longer than basal width; stylus about 5.3 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 4 C). Brown, with some dark green reflections. Wing (Fig. 4 F). Membrane completely hyaline. RMx ratio = 3.3, CuAx ratio = 0.2. Legs (Fig. 4 A, C – E). Mostly brown, yellow on apical 1 / 4 of tibia II, apical 1 / 4 of IIt 1, femur III at apex, tibia III near base and at apex, and basal 1 / 4 of IIIt 1. Leg I. Anterior surface of coxa I largely covered with white setae, decreasing in length towards apex, basalmost setae sinuous, conspicuously longer than width of coxa I (Fig. 4 C); base of femur I with 2 – 4 long pv white setae, sometimes bunched together, and 2 – 3 tiny hairs posteriad, apex of femur I with 2 – 3 strong dorsal setae (MSSC); tibia I with row of 8 – 10 ad brown setae on basal half, decreasing in size towards apex (MSSC). Leg II. Femur II with ad row of strong brown setae along apical 2 / 3, decreasing in length towards apex (Fig. 4 E); ventral surface completely bare, except for av row of white setae on basal 3 / 4, decreasing in length towards apex, ending in one sinuous, brown av seta (Fig. 4 D); tibia II with one anterior row of long, conspicuous brown setae, strongly curved medially (Fig. 4 D, E). Relative podomere ratios: I: 20.9 / 18.1 / 11.3 / 2.5 / 1.4 / 1 / 1.4; II: 6.3 / 5 / 5.8 / 1 / 1 / 1.1 / 1; III: 7.4 / 9.9 / 4 / 5 / 3 / 1.5 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly brown, with some dark blue to green reflections. Hypopygium. As in M. altamiro sp. nov. (Fig. 2) (see Discussion). Female. Unknown.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCD5AAD4CA6FBBAF9C3.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRAZIL, DF [Distrito Federal], TAGUATINGA | Chácara Frutos da Terra [organic vegetable farm] | 15 ° 49 ′ 45.0 ″ S, 48 ° 04 ′ 16.4 ″ W | Malaise T 3 – 10 / 08 / 2012 [08. x. 2012] | msp 09.26 | Harterreiten-Souza, E. S col. ”, “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu ericae | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Distrito Federal. Same data as holotype (1 ♂, MZUSP). Brasília, Fazenda Água Limpa-UnB, Córrego da Capetinga, 4 – 12. ix. 2024, Malaise Gressit & Gressit, F. S. P. Godoi e equipe col. (4 ♂, MZUSP). Goiás. Mineiros, Parque Nacional das Emas, Malaise - Parcela 2 Mata, 17 ° 54 ′ 08.0 ″ S, 52 ° 59 ′ 47.1 ″ W, 04. ix – 08. x. 2017, Cols. Oliveira & Lopes (1 ♂, dissected, ZUFG).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCD5AAD4CA6FBBAF9C3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Érica Sevilha Harterreiten-Souza, who collected the holotype of this species and studied Dolichopodidae in the Brazilian Cerrado, especially in agricultural areas.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCD5AAD4CA6FBBAF9C3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu ericae sp. nov. is similar to M. altamiro sp. nov. in general habitus and chaetotaxy, but they can be differentiated by wing membrane completely hyaline in M. ericae sp. nov. (Fig. 4 F), the lower surface of occiput is covered by one row of pocl s and one row of ocp s, both white, sinuous, dense, regularly spaced, increasing in size ventrally, and the lowermost two times as long as oc s (Fig. 4 B), and the anterior surface of coxa I covered with setae, the basal ones are sinuous and conspicuously longer than the width of coxa I (Fig. 4 C). In M. altamiro sp. nov., the wing membrane is light brown, slightly darker along the anterior margin and at apex (Fig. 1 F); the lower surface of the occiput is covered by one complete row of pocl s and one row of ocp s, both straight, sparse, and irregularly spaced, increasing in size ventrally, as long as vt s (Fig. 1 B), the anterior surface of coxa I is covered by setae shorter than the width of coxa I (Fig. 1 D). Mberu ericae sp. nov. is one of the seven morphospecies collected by Harterreiten-Souza et al. (2020), but only M. ericae sp. nov. and M. jawara sp. nov. have males in good enough condition to be described.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCD5AAD4CA6FBBAF9C3.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: Distrito Federal and state of Goiás (Cerrado biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCA5AAD4A8DFEDCF8ED.taxon	description	(Fig. 5) Description. Male. Body length: 2.55 – 3.15 mm. Wing length: 2.38 – 2.91 mm long, 0.84 – 1.00 mm wide (n = 10). Similar to M. altamiro sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Head (Figs 5 B, C). Complete row of white pocl s, increasing in size ventrally, ventralmost dense and sinuous, as long as anterior setae at base of coxa I; lower occiput covered by numerous white, sinuous ocp s, increasing in size ventrally, as long as lower pocl s. Pedicel completely yellow; postpedicel about 1.6 times longer than basal width; stylus about 4.9 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 5 C). Brown, with some dark green reflections. Wing (Fig. 5 G). Membrane hyaline, veins brown, venation greatly modified, reticulated, with 9 – 11 short spurious veins arising perpendicularly from R 4 + 5, 13 – 15 from M 1, 6 – 8 from dm-m and 9 – 11 from M 4, those at apex of R 4 + 5 and M 1 high anastomosed, with anastomoses forming spots touching each other or nearly so, with most spurious veins brownish at apex, so that pattern of spurious veins consistent among specimens (MSSC). RMx ratio = 1.7, CuAx ratio = 2.1. Legs. Mostly brown, yellow at apex of femur I, apex of tibia I, apical 3 / 4 of tibia II, basal 3 / 4 of IIt 1, apical 3 / 4 of tibia III and basal 3 / 4 of IIIt 1. Femora covered by black setae dorsally, some white setae laterally. Leg I. Coxa I largely covered with white, fine setae, decreasing in length towards apex, basalmost ones longer, sinuous and conspicuously longer than width of coxa I (MSSC); base of femur I with 2 – 4 long pv white setae, sometimes bunched together, with 2 – 3 tiny hairs posteriad, apex of femur I with 2 – 3 strong, dorsal setae (MSSC); tibia I with row of 8 – 10 brown ad setae at basal half, decreasing in size towards apex (MSSC); It 1 ventrally swollen at basal 1 / 3 (Fig. 5 D) (MSSC). Leg II. Femur II with ad row of strong, conspicuous brown setae along apical 2 / 3, decreasing in length towards apex, ventral surface completely bare, except av row of pale setae along basal 3 / 4, decreasing in length towards apex, ending in one sinuous, brown av seta (Fig. 5 E) (all MSSC); tibia II with anterior row of long, conspicuous brown setae, strongly curved medially (MSSC). Leg III. Coxa III with one conspicuous, long, white seta near base; tibia III with dorsal row of small white setae (MSSC). Relative podomere ratios: I: 12.5 / 8.8 / 7 / 2.1 / 1.3 / 1 / 1; II: 10 / 8.9 / 8.7 / 3.3 / 1.9 / 1 / 1; III: 9.9 / 10.4 / 4.3 / 4.8 / 2.6 / 1.4 / 1. Abdomen. As in M. altamiro sp. nov., except in some specimens with tergite 1 and tergite 2 yellow on basal third. Hypopygium. As in M. altamiro sp. nov. (Fig. 2) (see Discussion). Female. Body length: 2.6 – 3.3 mm. Wing: 2.5 – 2.9 mm long, 0.9 – 1.1 mm wide (n = 3). Habitus similar to male, except for MSSCs and as noted. Head. Face slightly broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle), slightly wider towards apex, clypeal suture evident. Wing (Fig. 5 H). Spurious veins on R 4 + 5 and M 1 significantly shorter, fewer in number and restricted to distal parts of veins, variable in quantity and size among specimens; no spurious veins on dm-m; R 4 + 5 only slightly concave on distal half, not as close to wing margin; M 1 bent anteriorly on distal third; RMx ratio = 2.6; CuAx ratio = 0.5. Legs. Mostly yellow. Coxa II and III dark brown, sclerotized; femora yellow to pale brown; darker at apex of tibia I, apex of It 1, It 2 – 5, apex of tibia II, IIt 1 at apex, IIt 2 – 5, apex of tibia III, IIt 1 at apex and IIt 2 – 5; coxa I covered by short scattered pale setae anteriorly; tibia II with 1 anterior seta at 1 / 4, 2 ad at 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, 1 pd at apex, 1 ad, 1 av, and 1 ventral setae at apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 13.8 / 8.1 / 4.8 / 2.8 / 1.3 / 1 / 1; II: 8.8 / 9 / 6.9 / 3.6 / 2 / 1.2 / 1; III: 9.3 / 11.2 / 3.4 / 4.2 / 2.2 / 1.1 / 1. Abdomen. Tergite 1 – 5 with short vestiture of black setae. Sternites light brown, covered by few black setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCA5AAD4A8DFEDCF8ED.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRAZIL, GO [Goiás], Varjão | Chácara [Farm] N. Sra. Aparecida | MalaiseMata [Semideciduous Seasonal Forest] | 17 ° 01 ′ 57.1 ″ S 49 ° 33 ′ 15.4 ″ W | 12. viii. 2018 - 09. ix. 2018 | Col. Lopes W. R. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu jawara | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Goiás. Same data as holotype (2 ♂, 1 ♀, MZUSP). Same data except, 27. vi – 08. viii. 2021 (2 ♂, INPA). Same data except, 14. vii – 11. viii. 2019 (1 ♂, ZUFG). Goianápolis, Parque Estadual Altamiro de Moura Pacheco-PEAMP, Malaise Mata, margem do córrego Carapina – Trilha da Onça, 16 ° 32 ′ 05.6 ″ S 49 ° 06 ′ 49.7 ″ W, 29. vi – 02. viii. 2022, cols. Oliveira, S. S. & Lopes, W. R. (2 ♂, one dissected, 2 ♀, MNRJ). Mato Grosso do Sul. Aquidauana. Res. Ecol. UEMS, Mata Ciliar, Córrego Fundo, 20 º 26 ′ 03.7 ″ S 55 º 39 ′ 20.8 ″ W, 27. viii – 11. ix. 2011, Malaise 7. Lamas, Nihei e eq. Col (1 ♂, dissected, MZUSP). Distrito Federal. Taguatinga, Chácara Frutos da Terra, 15 ° 49 ′ 45.0 ″ S, 48 ° 04 ′ 16.4 ″ W, Malaise T 3, 24. viii. 2012, msp 09.50, Harterreiten-Souza, E. S. col. (1 ♂ MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCA5AAD4A8DFEDCF8ED.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Tupi-Guarani, one of the native Brazilian linguistic families, “ jawára ” (jaguar), treated as a noun in apposition, alluding to the conspicuous wing vein pattern similar to the jaguar coat spots.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCA5AAD4A8DFEDCF8ED.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu jawara sp. nov. is similar to M. pepocatu, and both share a number of male secondary sexual characters, such as the conspicuously modified wing venation (Figs 5 G, 7 D). They can be differentiated by wing membrane hyaline in males of M. jawara sp. nov., with veins at the apex of R 4 + 5 and M 1 greatly anastomosed, with anastomoses forming spots that touch each other or almost so (Fig. 5 G), while in M. pepocatu the wing membrane is light brown, slightly darker along anterior margin, those at the apex of R 4 + 5 and M 1 slightly anastomosed, and the membrane around the apex of most spurious veins is brownish (Fig. 7 D).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF95FFCA5AAD4A8DFEDCF8ED.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: Distrito Federal and states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul (Cerrado biome). 4 + 5	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF91FFC95AAD4CA6FC52F9C3.taxon	description	(Figs 6, 22 B – D) Description. Male. Body length: 1.79 – 2.26 mm. Wing length: 1.87 – 2.11 mm long, 0.49 – 0.72 mm wide (n = 10). Similar to M. altamiro sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Head (Fig. 6 B, C, D). Eyes touching on face (Fig. 6 B); one pair of oc s as long as vt s. Scape brown; postpedicel about 1.6 times longer than basal width; stylus about 5.6 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 6 C). Six dc setae, increasing in size posteriorly, posteriormost three conspicuously longer than anteriormost setae. Wing (Fig. 6 F). Membrane hyaline. R 4 + 5 and M 1 converging beyond dm-m, parallel near wing apex. RMx ratio = 4.7, CuAx ratio = 0.04. Legs (Fig. 6 A – E). Mostly yellow, brown at anterior surface of coxa I, basal 2 / 3 of femur I, tibia II at apex, IIt 1 at apex, IIt 2 – 5, tibia III at apex, IIIt 1 at apex and IIIt 2 – 5. Leg I. Apex of coxa I with ventral comb of white seta; base of femur I with 4 – 5 small, white pv setae, decreasing in size towards apex, with anterior bush-like comb of white setae (Fig. 6 D), apex of femur I with 2 – 3 strong, dorsal setae, apex of femur I with 2 – 3 strong, dorsal setae (all MSSC); tibia I with row of three brown ad setae on basal half, decreasing in size towards apex (MSSC). Leg II. Coxa II with 4 – 5 white setae anteriorly, increasing in size towards apex, bare laterally (Fig. 6 C); femur II without ad row of setae along apical third (Fig. 6 E), ventral surface completely bare, except anteroventral row of 12 – 13 pale setae, strongly decreasing in length towards apex, ending in one sinuous, brown av (all MSSC); tibia II without row of ventral setae (Fig. 6 E). Leg III. Femur III without dorsal row of dark setae, with ad row of pale setae decreasing in size towards apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 14.3 / 11.2 / 7.7 / 2 / 1.3 / 1 / 1.1; II: 10.1 / 10.3 / 8.7 / 3.3 / 1.2 / 1; III: 7.1 / 9 / 3.4 / 3.3 / 1.9 / 1.1 / 1. Abdomen. As in M. altamiro sp. nov. Hypopygium. As in M. altamiro sp. nov. (Fig. 2) (see Discussion). Female. Body length: 2.03 – 2.50 mm. Wing: 1.79 – 2.05 mm long, 0.58 – 0.72 mm wide (n = 10). Habitus similar to male, except for MSSCs and as noted. Head. Eyes not touching on face; face slightly broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle), slightly wider towards apex, clypeal suture evident. Wing. S-shaped curve of M 1 less pronounced (Fig. 6 G). RMx ratio = 3, CuAx ratio = 0.2. Legs. Coxa I covered by short, scattered white setae anteriorly; tibia II with two ad seta at 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, one pd, one ad, one av and one ventral seta at apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 12.6 / 10.1 / 6.1 / 3.2 / 1.7 / 1 / 1.2; II: 10.5 / 10.2 / 7.4 / 3.3 / 2 / 1.4 / 1; III: 12.9 / 14 / 4.9 / 4.6 / 2.4 / 1.5 / 1. Abdomen (Fig. 22 B – D). Tergites 1 – 5 with short vestiture of black setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF91FFC95AAD4CA6FC52F9C3.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRAZIL, GO [Goiás], Varjão | Chácara [Farm] N. Sra. Aparecida | Malaise - Mata [Semideciduous Seasonal Forest] | - 17.032533, - 49.554281 [17 ° 01 ′ 57.1 ″ S 49 ° 33 ′ 15.4 ″ W] | 27. vi. 2021 - 08. viii. 2021 | Col. Lopes W. R. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu lopesi | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Goiás. Same data as holotype (3 ♂, 1 ♀, MNRJ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, ZUFG). Mato Grosso do Sul. Aquidauana. Res. Ecol. UEMS, 20 º 25 ′ 59 ″ S 55 º 39 ′ 20.8 ″ W, Floresta Estacional Decidual, malaise 4, 27. viii – 11. ix. 2011, Lamas, Nihei et al. Leg. (9 ♂, 15 ♀, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF91FFC95AAD4CA6FC52F9C3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the Brazilian dipterist Welinton Ribamar Lopes (in memoriam), who collected the type series of this species and was one of the professors who most helped the first author in his career at UFG.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF91FFC95AAD4CA6FC52F9C3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu lopesi sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of the pepocatu group by its small body size (about 2 mm while other species of the group have body size greater than 2.30 mm), vein M 1 S-shaped, parallel to R 4 + 5 at apex (Fig. 6 F) (vein M 1 gently bent and converging to R 4 + 5 near wing apex in other species of group) and by lacking the ad row of setae on femur II and anterior on tibia II (present in other species of group) (Fig. 6 E).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF91FFC95AAD4CA6FC52F9C3.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul (Cerrado biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF91FFC95AAD4CA6FC52F9C3.taxon	discussion	Comments. Mberu lopesi sp. nov. is one of the morphospecies collected in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) during the SISBIOTA-Diptera Brazilian Network (see Lamas et al. 2023).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8EFFD55AAD4CEEFBDFFD7B.taxon	description	(Figs 8, 9) Description. Male. Body length: 2.32 – 2.50 mm. Wing length: 2.10 – 2.44 mm long, 0.67 – 0.73 mm wide (n = 3). Body mostly brown, with slight blue or green reflections. Head (Fig. 8 B, C). Frons width 1 / 3 head width; at narrowest part, slightly wider at ventral and dorsal ends; eyes separated on face, converging at middle, narrowest distance as broad as diameter of mid ocellus; face and clypeus with dense silver pruinosity; palpus brown, whitish on edges and apex, covered by 1 – 2 setulae on apex; proboscis light brown, with short whitish hairs; one proclinate, convergent vt s, one reclinate, slightly divergent, strong oc s, nearly two as long as vt s; pair of poc s, 0.5 times length of vt s; occiput distinctly concave above, shiny dark brown, lower surface of occiput covered by one complete row of white pocl s, increasing in size ventrally, ventralmost sparse and straight, as long as vt s; lower occiput covered by some white, straight ocp s, increasing in size ventrally, 1.3 times as long as lower pocl s. Scape short, yellow, dorsal surface bare; pedicel yellow, with crown of apical dark setae; postpedicel dark yellow, triangular, pubescent, about 1.5 times longer than basal width; stylus about 4.3 times longer than postpedicel, dorsally inserted, bare, displaced laterally, bi-articulated at base. Thorax (Fig. 8 C). Brown, with some green or blue reflections, 0.7 times as long as abdomen, posterior slope of mesonotum distinctly flattened, postpronotal lobe with lower pale spot. Short scattered setae from anterior end of mesonotum to slightly beyond transverse suture; two rows of 13 – 15 small ac, ending at mesonotal slope, last two diverging; 6 – 7 dc, increasing in size posteriorly, posterior five conspicuously longer than anteriormost; one psut ial s, one presut spal s, one large psut spal s; two white pprn s, one strong and one tiny; two npl s; two pal s, one strong and one setula anteriad; one pair of strong l sctl s, one pair of smaller laterad setae, about half as long as l sctl s; two white prepst s. Wing (Fig 8 A). Membrane hyaline, veins brown. C ending on M 1, before wing apex; Sc ending at basal third of R 1; R 1 ending at about basal third of wing; R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 strongly displaced towards anterior margin as compared to R 1, anterior cells strongly compressed, R 2 + 3 ending in C at apical fourth of wing; R 4 + 5 and M 1 convergent beyond dm-m, parallel at wing apex; M 4 complete, reaching wing margin; CuA + CuP strong, not reaching wing margin. Cilia of calypter pale, long. RMx ratio = 3.2, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Lower calypter and halter whitish. Legs. Completely yellow, except coxa II and III brown, sclerotized. Claws unmodified. Pulvilli small. Leg I. Coxa I (Fig. 8 B, C) covered with white setae increasing in length towards apex, but smaller than ocp s; femur I with one ventral row of small white setae, posterior surface bare, except one white preapical seta; tibia I covered by small, fine setae; tarsus I with ventral surface entirely bare, dorsal surface covered by dark setae; tarsomere 1 smaller than remaining tarsomeres combined. Leg II. Coxa II with a few white setulae anteriorly, bare laterally; femur II covered by small setulae, ventral surface completely bare and one strong brown pv seta near apex; with ventral excavation at apex (all MSSC); tibia II with major setae at dorsal 1 / 2 and 3 / 4 and one apical seta dorsally; IIt 1 – 4 with one av seta, one ventral and one pv small black seta at apex. Leg III. Coxa III with one conspicuous, long, white seta near base; femur III with one dorsal row of setae, decreasing in length towards apex and av row of 7 – 8 pale setae increasing in size towards apex, last four conspicuously longer than basalmost (MSSC) (e. g. Fig. 16 D); tibia III with one row of dorsal pale setae and one ventral seta at apex; tarsomere 1 with one row of ventral setae, without ventral excavation at base. Relative podomere ratios: I: 6.1 / 6.8 / 3.4 / 2.2 / 1.6 / 1 / 0.8; II: 7.7 / 7.7 / 4.7 / 2.6 / 2 / 1.2 / 1; III: 6.9 / 8.1 / 2 / 2.5 / 1.7 / 1 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly light brown, with some dark blue to green reflections. Tergites 1 – 5 covered by short setae. Segment 6 partially hidden under tergite 5, tergite 6 bare; segment 7 forming short peduncle, tergite and sternite 7 bare; sternite 8 small, triangular. Sternites 1 – 3 visible, sclerotized, sternite 4 membranous. Hypopygium (Fig. 9). Epandrium elongate, twice longer than high, dark (Fig. 9 B). MEp stout, approximately 2.5 times less than VSur height, with dorsal face rough, with 2 small dorsal setae near apex (Fig. 9 C, F). DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 9 A); VSur (Fig. 9 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur, sclerotized at apex; DSur (Fig. 9 D) elongated, twice wider than height. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus straight, without apical projection (Fig. 9 G). Cercus (Fig. 9 E) divided in two parts, ventral part curved and stout, with 3 – 4 spines ventrally and one long, anterior seta, dorsal part rounded, covered by fine setae, with two long setae apically. Female. Body length: 2.72 – 2.93 mm. Wing length: 2.6 – 2.8 long, 0.92 – 0.94 mm wide (n = 3). Habitus similar to male, except for MSSCs and as noted. Head. Face slightly broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle), slightly wider towards apex, clypeal suture evident. Thorax. Two strong, white prepst s. Wing. RMx ratio = 4.5, CuAx ratio = 0.34. Legs. Leg I. Coxa I covered with white setae increasing in length towards apex; femur I without row of setae. Leg II. Tibia II with major setae at ad 1 / 4 and 1 / 2, one pv at 2 / 3, one av, one ventral and one pv dark seta at apex; It 1 – 4 with one av, one ventral and one pv small black seta at apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 6 / 6.9 / 3.5 / 2.3 / 1.6 / 1 / 1; II: 18.3 / 16.9 / 12.9 / 6.9 / 4.5 / 2.7 / 1; III: 10.8 / 11.5 / 3 / 4.1 / 2.5 / 1.7 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly light brown, with some dark blue to green reflections. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8EFFD55AAD4CEEFBDFFD7B.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRASIL, RS [Rio Grande do Sul], São Lourenço do Sul | Foz do Antônio Grande: Mata nas dunas próximo à Lagoa dos Patos | Malaise - 31. x- 8 - xi. 2011 | S 31.4816 W 52.00817 [31 ° 28 ′ 53.8 ″ S 52 ° 00 ′ 29.4 ″ W] | F. D. Kirst & R. F. Kruger col. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu amorimi | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. Same data as holotype (2 ♂, one dissected, 3 ♀, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8EFFD55AAD4CEEFBDFFD7B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the Brazilian entomologist Dalton de Souza Amorim, one of the authors of the genus Mberu and who provided the material for the study.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8EFFD55AAD4CEEFBDFFD7B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu amorimi sp. nov. is similar to M. britoi sp. nov. but can be differentiated by legs completely yellow in M. amorimi sp. nov. (Fig. 8 A), and MEp stout, approximately 2.5 times less than VSur height, with dorsal face rugose (Fig. 9 C, F). In M. britoi sp. nov., the legs are completely dark brown (Fig. 10 A) and MEp is narrow, approximately 4.5 times less than VSur height, with dorsal face straight (Fig. 11 C, E).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8EFFD55AAD4CEEFBDFFD7B.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: state of Rio Grande do Sul (Pampa biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8CFFD15AAD4AABFA9CFDD6.taxon	description	(Figs 10, 11) Description. Male. Body length: 2.11 – 2.47 mm. Wing length: 2.11 – 2.33 mm long, 0.59 – 0.75 mm wide (n = 2). Similar to Mberu amorimi sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Body mostly metallic black. Head (Figs 10 B, C). Palpus brown, yellowish on edges and apex; proboscis dark brown; postpedicel dark brown, triangular and pubescent, about 1.3 times longer than basal width; stylus about 5.2 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 10 B). Metallic black, with some green or blue reflections. One presut spal s and two large psut spal s; two dark pprn s, one strong and one tiny. Wing. RMx ratio = 4.5, CuAx ratio = 0.4. Legs (Fig. 10 A). Mostly brown; coxa I, II and III sclerotized. Yellow at apex of femur I, base of tibia I, apex of femur II and apex of femur III. Leg I. It 1 – 5 with ventral surface covered by small dark setae. Leg II. Femur II covered by small setulae, ventral surface completely bare without pv; tibia II with major setae at ad 1 / 4 and 1 / 2 and one ad apical seta. Leg III. Coxa III with one conspicuous, long and dark seta near base; femur III with one av row of 3 – 4 setae decreasing in size towards apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 6.9 / 7.3 / 3.8 / 2.6 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 1; II: 9.4 / 9.3 / 6.4 / 3.8 / 2.2 / 1.3 / 1; III: 8.7 / 10.4 / 2.9 / 3.5 / 2.1 / 1.3 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly black, with some dark blue to green reflections; tergite 2 – 5 with anterior shiny green bands laterally. Hypopygium (Fig. 11 A – H). Epandrium elongate, twice longer than high, dark (Fig. 11 A, B); MEp elongate, digitiform, with two small, dorsal setae near apex (Fig. 13 C, E); DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 11 A, B); VSur (Fig. 11 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur, sclerotized at apex; DSur (Fig. 11 D) elongated, twice wider than height. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus straight, without apical projection (Fig. 11 G). Cercus (Fig. 11 F) divided in two parts, ventral part stout, rounded, with 3 – 4 spines ventrally and one long anterior seta, dorsal part rounded and covered by fine setae, with one long, flattened seta apically. Female. Body length: 2.55 – 3.32 mm. Wing length: 2.52 – 3.24 mm long, 0.78 – 1.04 mm wide (n = 5). Similar to male, except as noted. Head. Face broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle). Wing. RMx ratio = 2.7, CuAx ratio = 0.4. Legs. Leg II. Tibia II with av at 1 / 4, 1 / 2, 3 / 4, and at apex, one anterior seta at apex, two ad at 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, and two dorsal setae at 2 / 3 and at apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 7.1 / 7.9 / 3.6 / 2.8 / 1.9 / 1.1 / 1; II: 6 / 7.2 / 4.5 / 2.8 / 1.8 / 1 / 1; III: 9.5 / 10.8 / 2.6 / 3.7 / 2.5 / 1.3 / 1. Abdomen. Tergites 1 – 5 covered by short setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8CFFD15AAD4AABFA9CFDD6.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRAZIL, SP [São Paulo], Conchas, | Juquiratiba, Faz. Boa Vista. | 22 º 59 ′ 1.8 ″ S 48 º 6 ′ 8.8 ″ W | Malaise. Pomar. [Orchard] | 17 - 19. I. 2022, Capellari leg. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu britoi | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia dissected and stored in microvial with glycerin, pinned beneath the specimen. PARATYPES. Brazil. São Paulo. Same data as holotype (4 ♀, MZUSP; 1 ♀, ZUFG). Goiás. Varjão, Chácara Nossa Sra. Aparecida, Malaise – Pomar, 17 º 01 ′ 52.04 ″ S 49 º 33 ′ 17.39 ″ W, 12. vi. – 08. vii. 2018 Col. Lopes, W. R. (1 ♂, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8CFFD15AAD4AABFA9CFDD6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Dr. Pedro Vale de Azevedo Brito (UFG), an attentive professor and advisor of the first author during the past years.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8CFFD15AAD4AABFA9CFDD6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu britoi sp. nov. is similar to M. amorimi sp. nov. but can be differentiated by legs mostly dark brown (Fig. 10 A), and medial epandrial lobe narrow, approximately 4.5 times less than VSur height, with dorsal face straight (Fig. 11 C, E). In M. amorimi sp. nov., the legs are completely yellow (Fig. 8 A) and MEp stout, approximately 2.5 times less than VSur height, with dorsal face rough (Fig. 9 C, F).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF8CFFD15AAD4AABFA9CFDD6.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: states of Goiás (Cerrado biome) and São Paulo (Atlantic Forest Biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF89FFDF5AAD4E96FC8CFEAB.taxon	description	(Figs 12, 13) Description. Male. Body length: 2.66 – 2.87 mm. Wing length: 2.60 – 2.74 mm long, 0.70 – 0.84 mm wide (n = 10) (Fig. 12 A). Similar to Mberu amorimi sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Body mostly black to dark brown, with slight blue or green reflections. Head (Fig. 12 B). Frons width 1 / 3 head width; vertex slightly excavated dorsally; face with dense silver pruinosity; clypeus dark brown, with silver pruinosity on edges; palpus dark brown, yellowish on edges and apex; postpedicel brown, triangular and pubescent, about 1.4 times longer than basal width; stylus about 4.1 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax. Dark brown, with some green or blue reflections, as long as abdomen; 4 – 5 dc s, increasing in size posteriorly; one presut spal s and two large psut spal s; two dark pprn s, one strong and one tiny. Wing. RMx ratio = 4.5, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Legs. Completely brown, coxa II and III sclerotized. Leg I. Coxa I with dorsal hook-shaped projection at apex (Fig. 12 C) (MSSC); femur I with ventral excavation at apex; tarsomere 1 elongated, as long as remaining tarsomeres combined, with 5 – 6 small dark av, similar to spines (Fig. 12 D). Leg II. Femur II with row of dark setae on anterior surface; ventral surface bare, except av row of dark setae on apical half and one strong, brown pv seta near apex; with ventral excavation at apex (all MSSC). Leg III. Femur III with apical pv and ventral excavation at apex; tibia III (Fig. 12 E) with dorsal swelling at apical half, row of dorsal and ventral white setae and comb of posterior pale setae projecting into IIIt 1; IIIt 1 with comb of posterior white setae projecting into IIIt 2, with ventral excavation at base (MSSC). Relative podomere ratios: I: 8.7 / 8.6 / 4.8 / 2.3 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 1; II: 8.6 / 8 / 5.7 / 3.1 / 2.1 / 1.3 / 1; III: 7.9 / 8.1 / 2.8 / 3 / 2 / 1.3 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly black to dark brown, with some dark blue to green reflections. Hypopygium (Fig. 13). Epandrium elongate, twice longer than high, dark (Fig. 13 A, B). MEp digitiform, with two small dorsal setae near apex (Fig. 13 C, E). DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 13 A, B); VSur (Fig. 13 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur, with one internal seta at apex, probably being LEp fused with VSur (see Quevedo et al., 2025); DSur (Fig. 13 D) irregularly shaped and robust, with curved ventral margins and truncated, rounded distal lobe, 3.2 times wider than height. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus with short dorsal projection near apex (Fig. 13 G). Cercus (Fig. 13 F) divided in two parts, ventral part rounded and stout, with 4 – 5 spines ventrally, dorsal part rounded and covered by fine setae, with flattened seta apically. Female. Body length: 2.83 – 2.90 mm. Wing length: 2.89 mm long, 0.95 – 0.97 mm wide (n = 5). Similar to male, except as noted. Head. Face broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle). Wing. RMx ratio = 5.3, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Legs. Leg II. Tibia II with av at 1 / 4, 1 / 2, 3 / 4 and at apex, one anterior seta at apex, two ad at 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, and two dorsal setae at 2 / 3 and at apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 8.6 / 8.3 / 4.8 / 3 / 1.6 / 1 / 1.1; II: 13.6 / 13.2 / 8.9 / 4.9 / 3.3 / 2 / 1; III: 9.4 / 11.1 / 3.2 / 4.1 / 2.3 / 1.5 / 1. Abdomen. Tergites 1 – 5 covered by short setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF89FFDF5AAD4E96FC8CFEAB.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ SISBIOTA - | CNPQ / FAPESP [Vertical line] | BRASIL, MS [Mato Grosso do Sul], Bodoquena | 20 º 41 ′ 55.9 ″ S 56 º 52 ′ 49.4 ″ W | Malaise 6, 5 - 20. ii. 2012, | Lamas, Nihei et al. leg. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu lamasi | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul. Same data as holotype (6 ♂, 4 ♀, MZUSP). Same data, 21. iii – 06. iv. 2012 (1 ♀, MZUSP). Same data except, 20 º 41 ′ 49.9 ″ S 56 º 52 ′ 54 ″ W, Malaise 4 - 6 – 21. i. 2012 (6 ♂, one dissected, 2 ♀, MZUSP). Rio Grande do Sul. Arroio Corrientes, Fazenda Corrientes, Paleodunas, Malaise - 29. x – 6. xi. 2011, 31 ° 33 ′ 51.7 ″ S 52 ° 08 ′ 22.2 ″ W, F. D. Kirst & R. F. Kruger col. (1 ♂, INPA); Arroio Pelotas, 27. x – 04. xi. 2011, Malaise Areal, 31 ° 43 ′ 18.3 ″ S 52 ° 15 ′ 15.2 ″ W, F. D. Kirst & R. F. Kruger col. (1 ♂, dissected, MZUSP). Paraguay. Caaguazú. Coronel Oviedo, 1971, L Peña leg. (2 ♂, one dissected, MZUSP). Additional material. Argentina. Corrientes. Corrientes City, 27 ° 25 ′ 26.6 ″ S 58 ° 43 ′ 55.4 ″ W, 09. xi. 2022, Matias Ignacio Dufek col., hand net, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (1 ♂, 1 ♀, UNNE).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF89FFDF5AAD4E96FC8CFEAB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the Brazilian dipterist Carlos Lamas (MZUSP), one of the collectors of the type series of this species.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF89FFDF5AAD4E96FC8CFEAB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu lamasi sp. nov. is similar to M. soaresi sp. nov., both have tibia III with dorsal swelling on apical half, comb of posterior pale setae projecting into IIIt 1, projecting towards tarsal excavation (Figs 12 E, 18 E), and the hypopygial morphology is similar to the pepocatu group, but can be differentiated by coxa I with conspicuous hook-shaped projection in M. lamasi sp. nov. (Fig. 12 C) and It 1 with distinct row of setae similar to spines (Fig. 12 D) (coxa I without conspicuous projection (Fig. 18 C) and It 1 without distinct row of setae (Fig. 18 D) in M. soaresi sp. nov.). Matias Dufek (pers. comm.) reported that he collected this species emerging from a cactus in a region of the Argentinian Chaco, and the identification was confirmed with photos sent by him. Parent (1933) described a female from San José (Northern Bolivia) as an uncertain genus (“ Genre? ”) suggesting it would be placed in Medeterinae. Photos of the specimen (currently in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany) proved that it belongs to Mberu and is probably conspecific with M. lamasi sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF89FFDF5AAD4E96FC8CFEAB.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Argentina: Corrientes; Paraguay: Coronel Oviedo (Chaco biome); Brazil: states of Mato Grosso do Sul (Cerrado biome) and Rio Grande do Sul (Pampa biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF89FFDF5AAD4E96FC8CFEAB.taxon	discussion	Comments. Mberu lamasi sp. nov. is one of the morphospecies collected in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) during SISBIOTA-Diptera Brazilian Network (see Lamas et al. 2023).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF87FFDC5AAD4B37FC7CFF4F.taxon	description	(Figs 14, 15) Description. Male. Body length: 1.57 mm. Wing length: 1.70 mm long, 0.52 mm wide (n = 1). Similar to M. amorimi sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Head (Fig. 14 B, C). Eyes touching on face; region of face anterior to antenna brown, lower surface of face and clypeus with slight silver pruinosity. Postpedicel dark yellow, triangular, pointed and pubescent; about 1.6 times longer than basal width; stylus about 2.5 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 14 C). Brown, except for black spot below wing. 4 – 5 dc s, increasing in size posteriorly, posteriormost three conspicuously longer than anteriormost; one brown pprn s. Wing. R 1 ending near middle of wing; RMx ratio = 2.3, CuAx ratio = 0.2. Legs. Completely yellow, including coxae II and III. Leg I. Femur I bare of major setae; dorsal surface of tarsus I covered by white setae. Leg II. Femur II with row of small ventral setae, without major setae; without ventral excavation; tibia II without major setae at dorsal 1 / 2 and 3 / 4, but with one av, one ventral, one pv and one dorsal small black seta at apex. Leg III. Femur III without conspicuous row of dorsal setae, av row with 5 – 6 white setae; tibia III with one av and one ad white seta at apex; IIIt 1 with row of ventral setae, with ventral excavation at base. Relative podomere ratios: I: 7.3 / 6 / 3.9 / 2.4 / 1.5 / 1 / 1; II: 7.6 / 7.3 / 4.5 / 2.6 / 1.7 / 1 / 1; III: 7 / 7.9 / 2.6 / 3.1 / 1.7 /? /?. Abdomen. As in M. amorimi sp. nov. Hypopygium (Fig. 15). Epandrium elongate, twice longer than high, dark. MEp narrow, branched, without setae at apex (Fig. 15 C, G). DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 15 A, B); VSur (Fig. 15 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur, with one internal seta at apex, probably being LEp fused with VSur (see Quevedo et al. 2025); DSur (Fig. 15 D) with proximal and distal widths subequal, dorsal margin slightly concave, twice wider than height, with ventral projection near apex. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus (lost during dissection) straight, without apical projection. Cercus (Fig. 15 F) divided in two parts, ventral part curved and stout, with 3 – 4 spines ventrally, dorsal part rounded and covered by fine setae, with one short seta apically. Female. Unknown.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF87FFDC5AAD4B37FC7CFF4F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ SISBIOTA - | CNPQ / FAPESP [Vertical line] | BRAZIL, MS [Mato Grosso do Sul], Porto Murtinho | Faz. Retiro Conceição - Trilha | da Espinhadeira | S 21 ° 40 ′ 59.7 ″ W 57 ° 46 ′ 42.5 ″ | Malaise 31 | 18. iv- 15. v. 2012 | Lamas, Nihei & eq. Col. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu murtiniensis | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia dissected and stored in microvial with glycerin, pinned beneath the specimen.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF87FFDC5AAD4B37FC7CFF4F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Toponymic, referring to the type-locality.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF87FFDC5AAD4B37FC7CFF4F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu murtiniensis sp. nov. is similar to M. takwajasu sp. nov., and both share the eyes touching on face (Figs 14 B, 20 B) and MEp branched (Figs 14 G, 21 H). Mberu murtiniensis sp. nov. is distinguished by its reduced body length (about 1.60 mm), postpedicel about 1.6 times longer than its basal width (Fig. 14 C), DSur slight concave dorsally (Fig. 15 D), and hypopygium not elongated, reaching forward abdominal segment 4 (Fig. 15 A). In M. takwajasu sp. nov., the body length is longer than 2 mm, postpedicel about 2.3 times longer than its basal width (Fig. 20 C), DSur subtriangular (Fig. 21 D) and hypopygium elongated, reaching abdominal segment 2 (Fig. 21 A).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF87FFDC5AAD4B37FC7CFF4F.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Chaco biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF87FFDC5AAD4B37FC7CFF4F.taxon	discussion	Comments. Mberu murtiniensis sp. nov. is one of the morphospecies collected in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) during SISBIOTA-Diptera Brazilian Network (see Lamas et al. 2023).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF84FFDA5AAD4A1BFC61FE43.taxon	description	(Figs 16, 17) Description. Male. Body length: 2.21 – 2.28 mm. Wing length: 2.02 – 2.19 mm long, 0.68 – 0.72 mm wide (n = 3). Similar to M. amorimi sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Head (Fig. 16 B, C). Pair of reclinate, slightly divergent, strong oc s, almost 1.5 as long as vt s; pair of proclinate, convergent vt s; postpedicel brown, about 1.2 times longer than basal width; stylus about 3.9 times longer than postpedicel; face with dense silver pruinosity. Thorax (Fig. 16 C). As in M. amorimi sp. nov. Wing. RMx ratio = 2.6, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Legs. Leg I. It 1 smaller than remaining tarsomeres combined. Leg II. Tibia II with major setae at dorsal 1 / 4 and 1 / 2, one dorsal, one ventral, and one anterior apical seta; posterior surface of IIt 1 with row of 4 – 5 setae. Relative podomere ratios: I: 6.7 / 7.1 / 3.6 / 2.1 / 1.5 / 1 / 0.9; II: 8 / 8 / 5 / 2.8 / 1.8 / 1 / 1; III: 6.9 / 8.4 / 2.1 / 2.4 / 1.6 / 1 / 1. Abdomen. As in Mberu amorimi sp. nov. Hypopygium (Fig. 17). Epandrium elongate, twice longer than high, dark (Fig. 17 A, B). MEp digitiform, ventrally swollen, approximately four times less than VSur height, with dorsal face straight, (Fig. 17 C). DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 17 A, B); VSur (Fig. 17 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur, sclerotized at apex, with three apical setae, probably being LEp fused with VSur (see Quevedo et al. 2025); DSur (Fig. 17 D) elongated and curved, apically rounded, three times wider than height, conspicuously projecting beyond VSur. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus straight, without apical projection (Fig. 17 F). Postgonite absent. Cercus (Fig. 17 E) divided in two parts, ventral part curved and stout, with 6 – 7 spines ventrally and 1 long and flattened anterior seta, dorsal part rounded, covered by fine setae. Female. Body length: 2.28 – 2.53 mm. Wing length: 2.30 – 2.46 mm long, 0.74 – 0.82 mm wide (n = 5). Similar to male, except as noted. Head. Face broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle). Thorax. Three strong white prepst s. Wing. RMx ratio = 4.3, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Legs. Leg II. Tibia II with major setae at dorsal 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, and av at 2 / 3; IIt 1 – 4 with one av, one ventral and one pv small black seta at apex; posterior surface of IIt 1 without row of setae. Relative podomere ratios: I: 6.8 / 7.3 / 3.4 / 2.4 / 1.5 / 1 / 1; II: 8.8 / 8.7 / 5.5 / 3 / 1.8 / 1 / 1; III: 8.5 / 9.4 / 2.6 / 3.4 / 1.9 / 1.3 / 1. Abdomen. Tergites 1 – 5 covered by short setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF84FFDA5AAD4A1BFC61FE43.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRASIL, SP [São Paulo], Luiz Antônio, | E. E. [Ecological Station] Jataí, Cerrado [Savanna], malaise I | 07. vii. 2006, Perioto, N. col. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu periotoi | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. São Paulo. Same data as holotype (1 ♂, dissected, 2 ♀, one dissected, MZUSP). Conchas, Juquiratiba, Faz. Boa Vista, 22 ° 59 ′ 1.8 ″ S 48 ° 6 ′ 8.8 ″ W, Malaise. Pomar, 17 – 19. i. 2022, Capellari leg. ” (1 ♂, dissected, 3 ♀, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF84FFDA5AAD4A1BFC61FE43.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Brazilian entomologist Nelson Perioto, who collected the holotype of the species.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF84FFDA5AAD4A1BFC61FE43.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu periotoi sp. nov. is similar to M. amorimi sp. nov. but can be easily separated by DSur elongated and curved, apically rounded, three times wider than height, conspicuously projecting beyond the VSur (Fig. 17 A, B, D). In M. amorimi sp. nov., the size of both surstyli are similar (Fig. 9 A, B, D).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF84FFDA5AAD4A1BFC61FE43.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: state of São Paulo (Cerrado biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF81FFD95AAD4CA6FE24F8C7.taxon	description	(Figs 18, 19) Description. Male. (Fig. 18 A) Body length: 2.49 – 2.94 mm. Wing length: 2.76 – 3.01 mm long, 0.84 – 0.95 mm wide (n = 9). Similar to Mberu amorimi sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Body mostly black to dark brown, with slight blue or green reflections. Head (Fig. 18 B). Frons width 1 / 3 head width; vertex slightly excavated dorsally; face with dense silver pruinosity; clypeus dark brown, with silver pruinosity on edges; palpus dark brown, yellowish on edges and apex; postpedicel brown, triangular and pubescent, about 1.9 times longer than basal width; stylus about 2.6 times longer than postpedicel. Thorax. Brown, with some green or blue reflections, 1.1 times as long as abdomen; 4 – 5 dc s, increasing in size posteriorly; one presut spal s and two large psut spal s; two dark pprn s, one strong and one tiny. Wing. RMx ratio = 3.3, CuAx ratio = 0.3. Legs. Completely brown, coxae II and III sclerotized. Leg I. Coxa I without conspicuous projection (Fig. 18 C); femur I with ventral excavation at apex; It 1 elongated, as long as remaining tarsomeres combined (Fig. 18 D). Leg II. Femur II with one row of dark setae on anterior surface; ventral surface bare, except for av row of dark setae on apical half and one strong brown pv near apex; with ventral excavation at apex (all MSSC). Leg III. Femur III with apical pv and ventral excavation at apex; tibia III (Fig. 18 E) with dorsal swelling at apical half, row of dorsal and ventral white setae, and comb of posterior white setae projecting into IIIt 1, projecting towards tarsal excavation; IIIt 1 with comb of posterior white setae projecting into IIIt 2, with ventral excavation at base (MSSC). Relative podomere ratios: I: 8.2 / 8.5 / 4.9 / 2.1 / 1.5 / 1 / 1.2; II: 8.4 / 8.2 / 6 / 3.3 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 1; III: 7.7 / 8.4 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 1.7 / 1.2 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly black to dark brown, with some dark blue to green reflections. Hypopygium (Fig. 19). Epandrium elongate, twice longer than high, dark (Figs 19 A, B). MEp elongate, digitiform, with two small dorsal setae near apex (Fig. 19 C). DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 19 A, B); VSur (Fig. 19 C) enlarged, twice higher than DSur, with one internal seta at apex, probably being LEp fused with VSur (see Quevedo et al. 2025); DSur (Fig. 19 D) irregularly shaped and robust, with curved ventral margins and truncated, rounded distal lobe, 2.1 times wider than height. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus with short dorsal projection near apex (Fig. 19 F). Cercus (Fig. 19 E) divided in two parts, ventral part rounded and stout, with 4 – 5 spines ventrally, dorsal part rounded and covered by fine setae, with flattened seta apically. Female. Body length: 3.09 mm. Wing length: 2.99 mm long, 1.13 mm wide (n = 1). Similar to male, except as noted. Head. Face broader (about as broad as ocellar tubercle). Wing. RMx ratio = 4.6, CuAx ratio = 0.4. Legs. Leg II. Tibia II with av at 1 / 4, 1 / 2, 3 / 4 and at apex, one anterior seta at apex, two ad at 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, and two dorsal setae at 2 / 3 and at apex. Relative podomere ratios: I: 7.7 / 7.5 / 4.6 / 2.3 / 1.4 / 1 / 1; II: 9.5 / 8 / 6.2 / 3.3 / 1.9 / 1.2 / 1; III: 9 / 10.6 / 3.5 / 3.9 / 2.2 / 1.4 / 1. Abdomen. Tergite 1 – 5 covered by short setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov..	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF81FFD95AAD4CA6FE24F8C7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRASIL, RS [Rio Grande do Sul], Arroio [Stream] Corrientes, | Fazenda [Farm] Corrientes – Mata | Malaise – 28. x- 5. xi. 2011 | S 31.55506 W 52.14336 [31 ° 33 ′ 18.2 ″ S 52 ° 08 ′ 36.1 ″ W] | F. D. Kirst & R. F. Kruger col.; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu soaresi | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia not dissected. PARATYPES. Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. Same data as holotype (4 ♂, two dissected, MZUSP). Santa Catarina. Nova Teutônia, x. 1970, 27 ° 11 ′ S 52 ° 23 ′ W, Fritz Plaumann Col. (2 ♂, one dissected, MZUSP). Paraná. Bairro Santa Rita, 25 ° 22 ′ 45.91 ″ S 49 ° 07 ′ 56.73 ″ W, Malaise – 913 m, iv. 2012, Savaris, M. col. (1 ♂, 1 ♀, MZUSP). São Paulo. iv. 1960, Forattini col. (1 ♂, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF81FFD95AAD4CA6FE24F8C7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Matheus Mickael Mota Soares (INPA), a prominent Brazilian dipterist specializing in Brachycera and a good friend who helped the first author during his stay at INPA.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF81FFD95AAD4CA6FE24F8C7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu soaresi sp. nov. is similar to M. lamasi sp. nov., and both have tibia III with dorsal swelling at apical half, comb of posterior white setae projecting into IIIt 1, projecting towards tarsal excavation (Figs 12 E, 18 E), and the hypopygial morphology similar to the pepocatu group, but can be differentiated by coxa I without conspicuous projection in M. soaresi sp. nov. (Fig. 18 C), and It 1 without modified setae (Fig. 18 D). Mberu lamasi sp. nov. has coxa I with conspicuous posterior hook-shaped projection (Fig. 12 C), and It 1 with distinct row of spine-like setae (Fig. 12 D).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFF81FFD95AAD4CA6FE24F8C7.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: states of Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina (Atlantic Forest biome), and Rio Grande do Sul (Pampa biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFFBFFFE75AAD4CA6FC51F80F.taxon	description	(Figs 20, 21, 22 A) Description. Male. Body length: 2.20 mm. Wing length: 2.15 mm long, 0.73 mm wide (n = 1). Similar to M. amorimi sp. nov. in both general habitus and chaetotaxy, except as noted. Body mostly brown, with slight blue reflections. Head (Fig. 20 B, C). Eyes touching on face, forming triangle at upper and lower face; palpus yellow, with one brown seta on apex; pair of tiny poc s. Postpedicel dark brown, triangular and pointed, covered by many pale setulae, elongate, about 2.3 times longer than basal width; stylus about two times longer than postpedicel. Thorax (Fig. 20 C). Dark brown, with some green or blue reflections, 1.7 times as long as abdomen. 6 – 7 dc s, increasing in size posteriorly, posteriormost three conspicuously longer than anteriormost; three pprn s, one strong dark seta and two white setulae below; one npl s, one large pal s; one pair of strong l sctl s, laterad setae absent. Wing. Sc ending at middle of R 1; R 1 ending at about basal third of wing; R 2 + 3 ending in C at apical fourth of wing. Lower calypter white, long, increasing in size towards apex. RMx ratio = 2.2, CuAx ratio = 0.2. Legs. Completely yellow, except coxa I with anterior surface light brown, coxae II and III light brown, sclerotized. Leg I. Femur I with av row of small white setae; one dark posterior preapical seta; It 1 with ventral surface covered by short dark setae less dense than dorsal region, dorsal surface covered by dark setae; It 1 as long as remaining tarsomeres combined, with row of small av and pd setae on apical third. Leg II. Coxa II with a few pale setae anteriorly, decreasing in size towards apex, bare laterally; femur II with ventral surface with sparse dark setulae, row of pv setae on apical fourth and one strong brown pv seta near apex; It 1 – 4 without conspicuous setae at apex. Leg III. Femur III with av row of 10 – 12 white setae increasing in size towards apex; tibia III with apical comb of small pale setae projecting towards tarsal excavation; IIIt 1 – 2 with row of ventral setae, IIIt 1 with ventral excavation at base. Relative podomere ratios: I: 6.1 / 6.9 / 3.6 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1; II: 7.7 / 8.1 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 1.7 / 1.1 / 1; III: 7.4 / 10 / 2.7 / 3.1 / 1.9 / 1.2 / 1. Abdomen. Mostly brown, lighter than thorax. Segment 6 not hidden under Tergite 5; sternite 8 enlarged, globular. Hypopygium (Fig. 21). Epandrium elongate, three times longer than high, dark; MEp narrow, about six times wider than height, dorsally branched, without setae at apex (Fig. 21 C, H); DSur and VSur covering internal appendages (Fig. 21 A, B); VSur (Fig. 21 C) narrow, as high as DSur, four times wider than high, with apicoventral projection and one seta at apex (probably being LEp fused with VSur (see Quevedo et al. 2025); DSur (Fig. 21 D) narrow, about four times wider than high, subtriangular, increasing in height near apex. Hypandrium basally fused to epandrium. Phallus (Fig. 21 E) straight, without apical projection. Postgonite (Fig. 21 G) slender, slight curved near apex. Cercus (Fig. 21 F) elongate, about three times wider than height, divided in two parts, ventral part elongate, with slender, pointed branch dorsally, rounded at apex, with one apicodorsal seta, dorsal part elongate, base covered by fine setae and apex narrow. Female (Fig. 22 A). Body length: 2.39 – 2.42 mm. Wing length: 2.13 – 2.59 mm long, 0.83 – 0.91 mm wide (n = 3). Similar to male except as noted. Head. Eyes not touching on face; postpedicel brown, triangular, pointed, covered by many pale setulae. Wing. RMx ratio = 2.1, CuAx ratio = 0.2. Legs. Leg I. Femur I without posterior preapical seta; Leg II. Femur II without row of pv; IIt 1 – 4 with one av, one ventral and one pv small black seta at apex. Leg III. Femur III without anteroventral row of setae; tibia III without comb of setae; IIIt 1 without ventral excavation. Relative podomere ratios: I: 9.3 / 10.4 / 6.9 / 3.3 / 2.2 / 1.3 / 1; II: 7.5 / 7.9 / 4.4 / 2.5 / 1.7 / 1.2 / 1; III: 9 / 11.1 / 2.9 / 3.2 / 1.7 / 1.3 / 1. Abdomen. Tergites 1 – 5 covered by short setae. Oviscapt as in M. bodoquena sp. nov.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFFBFFFE75AAD4CA6FC51F80F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, “ BRAZIL, GO [Goiás], Mineiros | Parque Nacional [National Park] das Emas | Malaise – Parcela [Point] 2 Mata [Semideciduous Seasonal Forest] | - 17.9022253779 - 52.9964093068 [17 ° 54 ′ 08.0 ″ S 52 ° 59 ′ 47.1 ″ W] | 12. vii. 2017 - 16. viii. 2017 | Cols. Oliveira. S. S. & Lopes, W. R. ”; “ HOLOTYPE | Mberu takwajasu | Silva, Capellari & Oliveira [red label] ” (MZUSP). Holotype in good condition, genitalia dissected and stored in microvial with glycerin, pinned beneath the specimen. PARATYPES. Brazil. Goiás. Same data as holotype (3 ♀, MZUSP).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFFBFFFE75AAD4CA6FC51F80F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Tupi-Guarani, one of the native Brazilian linguistic families, “ takwãj ” (penis) + “ asu ” (intensive), referring to the large size of the male genital capsule in relation to the other species of the genus.	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFFBFFFE75AAD4CA6FC51F80F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mberu takwajasu sp. nov. is easily distinguished from other Mberu by having an elongate postpedicel, about 2.3 times longer than its basal width (Fig. 20 B, C) (usually equal to 1.3 times longer in other species), and by the large size of the male hypopygium, reaching forward to abdominal segment 2 (Fig. 21 A) (usually reaching abdominal segment 4 in other species).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
03B18E5CFFBFFFE75AAD4CA6FC51F80F.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 24). Brazil: state of Goiás (Cerrado biome).	en	Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S., Oliveira, Sarah S. (2025): Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa 5637 (3): 469-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.3
