Saropogon solus Bromley, 1951

Alberts, Charlotte H. E. & Fisher, Eric M., 2022, A new species of Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera, Asilidae) from Arizona, with a review of the Nearctic species north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1130, pp. 1-63 : 1

Saropogon solus Bromley, 1951

Figs 30 , 31

Saropogon solus Bromley, 1951: 15.

References.

Martin and Wilcox 1965: 383 (catalog); Wilcox, 1966: 128 (key); Fisher and Wilcox 1997: 4 (catalog).

Diagnosis.

This species is distinguishable from all other North American species by its lack of apical scutellar bristles. Wings are yellow tinged with gray tips; legs are reddish yellow. Body length 12 mm; wing length 8 mm. Flight time June - Aug.

Distribution.

USA: Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, SimpleMappr: https://www.simplemappr.net/map/16996.

Type material examined.

United States of America • 1 ♂, holotype; Texas, Hildago County; 26°27'N, 98°13'W; 39 m; 16 Jun 1933; S. W. Bromley; USNM; USNMENT01199013.

Other material examined.

Suppl. material 1.

Comments.

Photographs of the holotype are available at; http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/320c061d2-3a39-4baf-9836-909bdf168a64.

Figures

Figure 30. Saropogon solus Bromley, 1951 Female (USNMENT 01819178): A dorsal view B lateral view C anterior view; Male (USNMENT 01819132): D anterior view E dorsal view F lateral view. Scale bars 2 mm.

Figure 31. Distribution of Saropogon (Diptera: Asilidae) specimens studied for S. abbreviatus, S. birdi, S. nitidus, S. semiustus, and S. solus. Map created with SimpleMappr on July 25, 2022, and available at: https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 18363.