Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838

Montanuci, Pietra S., Vieira, Rodrigo & Krolow, Tiago K., 2023, A new species of Cerozodus and new records of Asilinae and Ommatiinae (Diptera: Asilidae) from Tocantins, Brazil, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2023008) 113, pp. 1-22 : 15

Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838

( Figs 48–51 )

Material examined. BRASIL [ BRAZIL], Tocantins: Brejinho de Nazaré , 11°00’00”S – 48°33’56”W, coleta manual [manual collection], 23.XI.2002, Julia, M. S. (♀, CEUFT) .

Distribution. Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Tocantins *), Bolivia, Argentina ( ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980).

Comments.Although M. tibialis is widely distributed in South America, this is the fourth record for the northern region of the country (Amazonas, Amapá, Pará and Tocantins). Mallophora tibialis is characterized by having the black head and mystax ( Figs 50, 51 ), black legs with black setae, hind tibiae with a set of yellow setae dorsally ( Fig. 48 ), black abdomen ( Fig. 49 ), all tergites with yellow setae on the posterior half, tergites 5 and 6 with bright orange setae and shiny black female terminalia ( ARTIGAS & ANGULO, 1980).

Figures

Figs 48–51. Mallophora tibialis Macquart, 1838, female, habitus: 48, lateral view; 49, dorsal view; head: 50, frontal view; 51, lateral view.