Megaselia ( A. ) pauxilla (Brues, 1907)

Megaselia ( A.) pauxilla (Brues, 1907) View in CoL

Aphiochaeta pauxilla Brues 1907: 402 View in CoL , pl. 8, fig. 2.

Megaselia ( Aphiochaeta) pauxilla View in CoL — Borgmeier 1962: 304–353, figs 48, 52.

Megaselia ( Aphiochaeta) excedens Bridarolli, 1940: 492 View in CoL – Borgmeier, 1962: 353.

Material examined. Point 1 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 4 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 5 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 6 ( 5♂, COLEPAV); point 7 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 14 ( 8♂, DZUP); point 15 ( 4♂, COLEPAV); point 18 ( 1♂, DZUP); point 19 ( 14♂, COLEPAV); point 20 ( 6♂, COLEPAV); point 21 ( 29♂, DZUP); point 24 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 25 ( 8♂, DZUP); point 28 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 29 ( 2♂, COLEPAV).

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the group V of Megaselia , as defined by Borgmeier (1962), among which it can be differentiated by the long costal cilia.

Distribution. Argentina; south and southeastern Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul.

Megaselia ( A.) sinefurca Borgmeier, 1962

Megaselia ( A.) sinefurca Borgmeier, 1962: 303 View in CoL , 332, fig. 23.

Material examined. Point 1 ( 38♂, DZUP 459620); point 2 ( 3♂, COLEPAV); point 3 ( 9♂, COLEPAV); point 4 ( 6♂, COLEPAV); point 5 ( 6♂, COLEPAV); point 6 ( 3♂, COLEPAV); point 7 ( 2♂, DZUP 459618); point 14 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 15 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 20 ( 1♂, DZUP);

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the group III of Megaselia , as defined by Borgmeier (1962). It may be easily distinguished from other species of this group because it is the only species that does not have a thickened costal vein neither the r2 +3 vein.

Distribution. Southern Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

Megaselia ( A.) tumidicosta Borgmeier, 1962 View in CoL : Figure 15 Megaselia ( A.) tumidicosta Borgmeier 1962: 303 View in CoL , 339, fig 30.

Material examined. Point 1 ( 2♂, DZUP 459630); point 3 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 5 ( 1 ♂, COLEPAV); point 6 ( 28♂, COLEPAV); point 8 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 10 ( 19♂, DZUP 459640); point 14 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 16 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 20 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 21 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 29 ( 3♂, COLEPAV)

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the group III of Megaselia ( Borgmeier 1962) and is distinguished from the other species by the thick costal vein and the presence of vein r2 + 3.

Distribution. Southern Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

Megaselia ( A.) tumidula Borgmeier, 1962 View in CoL : Figure 16 Megaselia ( A.) tumidula Borgmeier 1962: 303 View in CoL , 338, figs 33, 34.

Material examined. Point 1 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 4 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 5 ( 4♂, COLEPAV); point 6 ( 25♂, DZUP 459644); point 7 ( 6♂, COLEPAV); point 8 ( 2♂, COLEPAV); point 10 ( 10♂, DZUP 459649); point 14 ( 5♂, COLEPAV); point 15 ( 21♂, DZUP 459641); point 20 ( 1♂, COLEPAV); point 29 ( 1♂, COLEPAV);

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the group III of Megaselia ( Borgmeier 1962) . It is easily distinguished from other group III species by its thickened costal vein and lacking vein r2 +3.

Distribution. Southern Brazil.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

Megaselia ( M.) femoralis (Enderlein, 1912) : Figure 17 Aphiochaeta femoralis Enderlein 1912: 30 .

Megaselia ( M.) femoralis —Borgmeier 1932: 51.

Material examined. Point 35 ( DZUP 459562)

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the

group VII of Megaselia ( Borgmeier 1962) . It may be distinguished by the following characters: hind tibia with only posterodorsal row of setae; frons glossy; costal vein not thickened; coxae yellowish-brown; fore and midlegs yellowish-brown; and hind leg dark with the basis of the femur brown-yellow.

Distribution. Brazil, Costa Rica, and United States of America.

Updated distribution for Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

* Megaselia ( M.) gracilipalpis Borgmeier, 1969 : Figures 18, 19

Megaselia ( M.) gracilipalpis Borgmeier 1969: 27 View in CoL , figs 75–77.

Material examined. Point 1 ( 1♂, DZUP 459563); point 11 ( 3♂, COLEPAV); point 14 ( 3♂, COLEPAV); point 19 ( 7♂, COLEPAV); point 21 ( 5♂, DZUP 459566).

Diagnostic characters. This species belongs to the group VIII of Megaselia ( Borgmeier 1962) . It is very easily recognizable by the slender palpi with very short setulae and fine hairs and the structure and chaetotaxy of the hypopygium.