Macromeracis brasiliensis (Lindner, 1935)

Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Couri, Márcia Souto & Mello-Patiu, Cátia Antunes De, 2016, An illustrated catalogue of the types of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) in the collection of Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Zootaxa 4084 (3), pp. 361-376 : 363

Macromeracis brasiliensis (Lindner, 1935)

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LINDNER, 1935: 398 ( Neochorisops ) (ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION); 397, FIGS 6 (HEAD, LATERAL VIEW), 7 (HIND LEG) AND 13 (WING). JAMES, 1975: 6 (KEY TO SPECIES). WOODLEY, 1995: 117–118 (CATALOG OF SPECIES).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Angra dos Reis, Jussaral.

Holotype ♀ with labels: (1) handwritten on white paper: “ Holotype | Lindner | 1935 [in vertical position]”; (2) handwritten on white paper: “ Neochorisops | brasiliensis | Lind. [Lindner]”; (3) printed on white paper: “ BRASIL [in vertical position] | JUSSARAL | ANGRA-E.DO RIO [Angra dos Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] | L. TRAV.ET LOPES [L. Travassos et H. S. Lopes] | X-934 [x.1934]”; (4) printed on white paper: “7.943”; (5) printed on red paper: “EMBRAPA”.

Condition of type: good.

Additional note: holotype by monotypy.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. TYPE SPECIMENS, LATERAL AND DORSAL VIEW. 1 – 2. Macromeracis brasiliensis (LINDNER), FEMALE HOLOTYPE. 3 – 4. Barbiellinia illaetabilis PUJOL-LUZ & GODOI, MALE HOLOTYPE. 5. Abavus maculatus LINDNER, MALE HOLOTYPE. SCALE BAR, 1 MM.

FIGURES 6 – 11. TYPE SPECIMENS, LATERAL AND DORSAL VIEW. 6 – 7. Hermetia nana LINDNER, FEMALE SYNTYPE. 8 – 9. Merosargus flaviventris (LINDNER), MALE HOLOTYPE. 10 – 11. Ptecticus palpalis LEAL, MALE HOLOTYPE. SCALE BAR, 1 MM.