Hypoceromys, Lindner

Hauser, Martin, Woodley, Norman E. & Fachin, Diego A., 2017, Taxonomic changes in African Stratiomyidae (Diptera), Zootaxa 4263 (1) : -

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Hypoceromys
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Genus HYPOCEROMYS Lindner View in CoL

Hypoceromys Lindner, 1935: 296 View in CoL . Type species, Hypoceromys albisetosa Lindner, 1935 View in CoL , by monotypy. Meristomeringella Lindner 1965: 48 View in CoL . Type species, Meristomeringella jamesi Lindner, 1965 View in CoL , by monotypy. Syn. nov. Hypoxycera Lindner1966a: 365 View in CoL . Type species, Hypoxycera simplex Lindner, 1966a View in CoL , by monotypy. Syn. nov. Hypoceromya: Lindner, 1970: 819. Incorrect subsequent spelling.

Hypoceromys nigripes (Lindner) View in CoL . Comb. nov.

Pachygaster nigripes Lindner, 1938: 28 . HT ♂ [ IRSNB]: Zaire: Rutshuru.

Hypoceromys jamesi (Lindner) View in CoL . Comb. nov.

Meristomeringella jamesi Lindner, 1965: 48 View in CoL . HT ♂ [IRSNB]: Sudan: Tori. Hypoxycera simplex Lindner, 1966a: 365 View in CoL . ST 1 ♂ [ MRAC] : Zaire: Congo da Lemba; ST 1 ♂ [ SMNS] : Zaire: Kinshasa. Syn. nov.

Lindner (1935) described the genus Hypoceromys View in CoL and pointed out the similarity to Psapharomys Grünberg. But View in CoL because of the more dorsally inserted arista-like last antennal flagellomere, he proposed this new genus. He was not aware of the strong sexual dimorphism in this genus (and in the related Psapharomys View in CoL , see below). When he described Meristomeringella jamesi View in CoL ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 6 ), he compared the new genus with Meristomerinx Enderlein View in CoL , which is strange because the two genera are not really similar, especially vein R2+3 arising distinctly distal to crossvein r–m in Meristomerinx View in CoL and proximal to crossvein r–m in Meristomeringella View in CoL . Only a year later he described Hypoxycera simplex View in CoL and mentioned that the last antennal flagellomere was inserted slightly dorsad on the spindle shaped flagellum, which is also the case in Meristomeringella jamesi View in CoL . We examined the type specimens of both species and concluded that they are conspecific, and that they belong in the genus Hypoceromys View in CoL .

The holotype of Pachygaster nigripes ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1 – 6 ) has the antennae missing (as mentioned in the original description), but all other characters, such as the wing venation, shape of the head and body shape clearly place this species in the genus Hypoceromys .

Lindner, E. (1935) Athiopische Stratiomyiiden (Dipt.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1934, 291 - 316.

Lindner, E. (1938) Stratiomyiiden aus dem Kongo-Gebeit. (Diptera). Bulletin du Musee royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique, 14, 1 - 35.

Lindner, E. (1965) Stratiomyiidae (Diptera Brachycera). Parc National de la Garamba. - Mission H. De Saeger en collaboration avec P. Baert, G. Demoulin, I. Denisoff, J. Martin, M. Micha, A. Noirfalise, P. Schoemaker, G. Troupin et J. Verschuren (1949 - 1952), 46, 45 - 65.

Lindner, E. (1966 a) Stratiomyiiden aus dem Kongo im Musee Royal de l'Afrique centrale in Tervuren, mit einer Bestimmungstabelle der Unterfamilie der afrikanischen Pachygasterinae. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 73, 351 - 384.

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FIGURES 1 – 6. Stratiomyidae habitus. 1. Arthronemina curtilamellatum Lindner, male holotype [MNHN]. 2. Lonchobrithes modestus Lindner, female syntype [SMNS]. 3. Sternobrithes fuscicornis Bezzi, male syntype [MCSNM] (photos by A. Raspi & N. Maio). 4. Sternobrithes, male head. 5. Meristomeringella jamesi Lindner, male holotype [MRAC]. 6. Pachygaster nigripes Lindner, male holotype [IRSNB].

IRSNB

Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique

MRAC

Mus�e Royal de l�Afrique Centrale

SMNS

Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Stratiomyidae

SubFamily

Pachygastrinae