Myriophora anacleti (Borgmeier)

Hash, John M. & Brown, Brian V., 2015, Revision of the New World Species of the Millipede-Parasitic Genus Myriophora Brown (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 4035 (1), pp. 1-79 : 9

Myriophora anacleti (Borgmeier)

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Macrocerides anacleti Borgmeier 1969: 77 , figs 57–60.

Myriophora anacleti: Brown 2011: 698 (new combination).

Distribution. Southeastern Brazil.

Host. Unknown.

Material examined. Image of Paratype: ♀, BRAZIL: Paraná: Curitiba, v.1926, Anaclet Wiltuschnig. ( MZSP).

Discussion. Unfortunately, type material for M. anacleti was not examined, and a reliable diagnosis cannot be made at this time. Based on the description given by Borgmeier (1969) and the features visible in the paratype image, the combination of small anterior scutellar setae, setulae of uniform length on the anepisternum, a slightly pointed third antennal segment, and geographic range of southern Brazil, it is reasonable that M. anacleti is a distinct species from the others treated herein. Furthermore, based on the description and remarks of Borgmeier (1969: 76–78), M. anacleti and M. brevicornis may not be separate species, as he states that "perhaps [ M. brevicornis ] is only an insular race or subspecies of anacleti ." Myriophora brevicornis is known only from the male sex, and this potential synonymy can be explored when a revision of the males of Myriophora becomes feasible.