Cerantichir enderleini Hennig 1937

Dataset
Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Mexico: new species, new records and an identification key: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Insecta: order
Diptera: family
Neriidae: genus
Cerantichir: species
Cerantichir enderleini

description

(Figs 1 A, 2 A, 2 B, 8 A)

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Outer vertical setae absent. Vibrissa absent. Occiput shiny, elongate and as long as high (Fig. 2 A). Scape less than half length of pedicel. First flagellomere dorsoventrally parallel, with apex widely rounded. Arista densely white pubescent. Scape less than half length of pedicel (Fig. 1 A). Occiput shiny and elongate, as long as high; with black setae towards posterior margin of head (Fig. 2 A, B). Thorax elongate, with mesoscutum and antepronotal ring distinctly anterior to postpronotal carina (Sepúlveda et al. 2013 a).

discussion

Remarks. The record of this species from Chiapas presented by Chamé-Vázquez et al. (2022) is a misidentification. The correct identification is Cerantichir mexicana sp. nov., described below. Consequently, this is the first record of Cerantichir enderleini in Mexico.

distribution

Distribution. Mexico * (Chiapas, State of Mexico), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia.

materials_examined

Material examined. Mexico. Chiapas. Cacahoatan, Ej. Benito J. El Plan [15.100733, - 92.143917], 1705 m, Malaise, 13. vii- 12. viii. 2018, Cancino-López, R. J. & Luna-Luna, A. M., 3 females (CNIN); same label information, except: 15. iii- 15. iv. 2018, 1 female (CNIN); 1712 m, 8. xii- 9. i. 2018, 1 female (CNIN); 1712 m, 14. vi- 13. vii. 2018, 1 male (CNIN); Unión Juarez, Chiquihuites, La Caracola [15.095483, - 92.099333], 2081 m, trampa de luz blanca y negra, 16. vii. 2018, Cancino-López, R. J. & Luna-Luna, A. M., 1 male (CNIN). Mexico. Malinalco Malikualli [18.951311; - 99.486200], S. Rodríguez, C. Pedraza, E. Nuple, L. García, 30. ix- 28. x. 2019, 2 males (CARF, CNIN) and 5 females (2 CNIN, 3 CARF).

Name

Homonyms: Cerantichir enderleini Hennig 1937