Ubristes jaguarinus
Ubristes rex sp. n., a hoverfly of the subfamily Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) is described from northern Brazil (Roraima). A diagnosis and a key are provided for distinguishing this species from the other three known species of Ubristes, which are all Neotropical. Information on distribution and habitat of all known Ubristes species is summarized. A brief comment is made on the decision to describe this species based on a single female specimen
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Flies |
Suborder: | Aschiza |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
Genus: | Ubristes |
Species: | U. jaguarinus |
Binomial name | |
Ubristes jaguarinus Reemer, 2013 |
Diagnosis
Description
HOLOTYPE. COSTA RICA. Male. Label 1: "COSTA RICA. Prov. Guanacaste, Z.P. / Nosara. Hojancha, R.F. Monte Alto, / Send. La Ceiba, 500-600 m., 17 AUG / 2001. I. Jimenez, Libre / L_N_221650_382750#64060"; label 2: "INB0003350605 / INBIOCRI COSTA RICA"; label 3 (red): "Ultimo especimen en / B.D. A. Lépiz / 2.7.2002" / other side: "?MCR-10". Coll. INBIO.
Distribution
Neotropical: Costa Rica
Biology
REFERENCES
- Reemer, Menno (2017). "Ubristes rex sp. n., a new microdontine hoverfly from northern Brazil (Diptera: Syrphidae: Microdontinae)". Zootaxa. 4362 (2): 280–286