Parascatopse

Huerta, Herón & Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio, 2008, New records of Scatopsidae (Diptera) from southeastern Mexico, and descriptions of new species of Swammerdamella Enderlein and Colobostema Enderlein, Zootaxa 1720, pp. 57-65 : 61-62

Parascatopse sp.

( Fig. 11 ).

Material examined. 20 males, 15 females. MEXICO: Yucatan, Ria Lagartos Reserve, Peten, 31-VIII-1995, Malaise trap (1 female); 1-IX-1995 (1 female); coastal dune, 18-III-1995, (18 males). Ria Celestun Reserve, mangrove, near to DUMAC, Malaise trap, 5-IX-1996, (13 females), near to Ecoparaiso, 28-III-1996, (2 males); CNC, HH, RPR, SIB, cols.

Comments. Parascatopse wirthi Cook (1955: 363) is known from Florida, USA. In the original description of this species, the author refered to the figure of the male terminalia ( Cook, 1955: 361, Plate IV-A). Specimens from Yucatan have some characteristics which are similar to those of P. w i r t h i Cook; nevertheless, there are some differences in the male terminalia, principally the shape of aedeagus and gonocoxite ( Fig. 11 ) It is necessary to examine the type material of P. w i r t h i Cook, to determine if the Yucatan specimens are conespecific or a different new species.

Figures

FIGURES 10 – 13. Fig. 10: Parascatopse flavida Cook, male genitalia, ventral aspect. Fig. 11: Parascatopse sp., male genitalia, ventral aspect. Fig. 12: Thripomorpha chaboti Haenni & Rapp, male genitalia, ventral aspect. Fig. 13: Swammerdamella grogani sp. nov., male wing, dorsal aspect. Scales in millimeters.