Sclerocoelus hemorrhoidalis Marshall, 1997

Kuwahara, Gregory K., Marshall, Stephen A. & Paiero, Steven M., 2025, A revision of the genus Sclerocoelus Marshall (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 979, pp. 1-277 : 62-63

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.979.2803
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F40A49A4-5DCC-491E-9D0A-7A3C2EC6D186
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15149385
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D42841-FFE5-FFED-FDBE-935FFDC72EFB
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Sclerocoelus hemorrhoidalis Marshall, 1997
status

Treatment

Sclerocoelus hemorrhoidalis Marshall, 1997 View in CoL

Sclerocoelus hemorrhoidalis Marshall, 1997: 104 View in CoL .

Sclerocoelus hemorrhoidalis View in CoL – Roháček et al. 2001: 249.

Diagnosis

Body length 2.1–2.3 mm. Membrane around prosternum with 3–5 small, setulae-bearing sclerites. Male S5 rectangular with a pair of short, long setose, posteromedial lobes (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 46); epandrium with a pair of very long posterior setae (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 43); perianal pads well developed and dark; surstylus almost claw-shaped, broadest basally and curved posteriorly to a sharp point (cf. Marshall 1997: figs 42–43); postgonite broadened medially, with the posterior margin sinuate (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 44). Female S8 small, trough-like and trapezoidal, with slightly darker lateral margins (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 49).

Material examined

The type specimens deposited in DEBU were examined, as well as the following material:

ECUADOR – Pichincha • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; 7 km SE of Nanegalito, trout farm ‘San Jose’ ; 1500 m a.s.l.; 27–30 Oct. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; riverine forest , sweeping treefalls; DEBU • 2 ♂♂; Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve ; 0°01′13″ S, 78°40′30″ W; 2200 m a.s.l.; 1 May 2011; S.A. Marshall leg.; pans near treefall; DEBU GoogleMaps .

Distribution

Neotropical: Ecuador, Venezuela.