Sobarocephala protea Lonsdale & Marshall, 2012

Sobarocephala protea Lonsdale & Marshall, 2012 View in CoL

( Figs 64–74 View FIGURES 64–74 )

The Fernando de Noronha specimen ( Figs 64–74 View FIGURES 64–74 ) match the description of S. protea Lonsdale & Marshall, 2012 , a widely spread and incredibly variable species with respect to colour. The Noronhan specimen differs by a few characters, which we interpret as variations, namely: postpedicel yellow ( Figs 64–67 View FIGURES 64–74 ) [versus postpedicel sometimes with faint spot at base of arista]; prescutellar acrostichal bristles present (absent); mediotergite yellow ( Fig. 65 View FIGURES 64–74 ) [usually yellow with brown stripe below scutellum]; legs yellow, with all coxae and trochanters and base of mid and hind femora somewhat whitish ( Fig. 64 View FIGURES 64–74 ) [coxae white and trochanter yellow]; M 1+2 ratio 3.3 (4.5–5.0 as originally informed); wing slightly brown infuscated ( Fig. 68 View FIGURES 64–74 ) [wing clear]. The sternite 5 ( Fig. 69 View FIGURES 64–74 ) and terminalia ( Figs 70–74 View FIGURES 64–74 ) fits very well the redescription, mainly by cerci sunken well below distal margin of epandrium ( Fig. 71 View FIGURES 64–74 ); phallapodeme atrophied with head absent ( Figs 72–73 View FIGURES 64–74 ), pregonite reduced, with inconspicuous minute setae; postgonite apparently with three minuten setae ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 64–74 ); basiphallus well developed ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 64–74 ); distiphallus less sclerotized than paraphallus ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 64–74 ). The paraphallus is falciform in lateral view, but in posterior view is lanceolate as represented by Lonsdale & Marshall (2012) and shallowly serrate as originally described.

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil ( Goiás, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Pernambuco in Fernando de Noronha archipelago, new record and Santa Catarina), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Virgin Islands.

Material examined. Brasil, PE[= Pernambuco], Fernando de Noronha, Tr. [trail] Golfinhos , 3°51’17”S – 32°26’26”W / 9–26.xi.2019, Malaise Gd [= Grande], J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, L.C. Castro (1 ♂ INPA) GoogleMaps .