Sclerocoelus andensis Marshall 1997
Creators: name: Kuwahara, Gregory K.
name: Marshall, Stephen A.
name: Paiero, Steven M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sphaeroceridae
Sclerocoelus
Sclerocoelus andensis

description: Sclerocoelus andensis Marshall, 1997
Sclerocoelus andensis Marshall, 1997: 99.
Sclerocoelus andensis – Roháček et al. 2001: 249.
Diagnosis
Body length 2.2–3.0 mm. Membrane around prosternum with 3–4 small, setulae-bearing sclerites. Male S5 with a pair of dark, posteriorly-directed, posteromedial lobes (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 2); epandrium with a pair of very long posterior setae (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 6); perianal pad well developed and dark; surstylus triangular with posterior apex coming to a sharp point (cf. Marshall 1997: figs 6, 8); postgonite broad basally, apical third significantly constricted and curved forwards (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 7). Female S8 relatively small, trapezoidal, lateral edges dark (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 10).
Material examined
The type specimens deposited in DEBU were examined, as well as the following material:
ARGENTINA – Salta • 9 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀; 22 km N of La Caldera, El Ucumar; 1550 m a.s.l.; 2–30 Dec. 1987; S. and J. Peck leg.; subtropical humid forest, Malaise flight-intercept trap; DEBU • 1 ♀; 30 km E of Salta, Campo Quijano; 20 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; forest vestige, sweep; DEBU • 14 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀; 30 km E of Salta, Campo Quijano; 20 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; stream debris leaf litter; DEBU • 56 ♂♂, 31 ♀♀; 30 km E of Salta, Campo Quijano; 24 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; forest vestige, wet debris along stream; DEBU • 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; 30 km E of Salta, El Alisal, Campo Quijano, 18 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; forest vestige; DEBU • 17 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀; 40 km N of Camino la Carnisa; 27 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; roadside, forest sweep; DEBU • 3 ♂♂; Cañada de la Gotera, 15 km W of Chicoana; 16–28 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; forest remnant; DEBU • 13 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀; Cañada de la Gotera, 15 km W of Chicoana; 19 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; sweeping wet litter; DEBU • 1 ♂, 4 ♀; El Rey National Park, Pozo Verde trail, km 7; 1000 m a.s.l.; 5–15 Dec. 1987; S. and J. Peck leg.; yungas forest, Malaise flight-intercept trap; DEBU • 1 ♀, 1 ♀ ♂; El Rey National Park, Río La Sala; 900 m a.s.l.; 5–10 Dec. 1987; S. and J. Peck leg.; open stream side in forest, Malaise flight-intercept trap; DEBU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; La Caldera, Camino la Cornisa; 27 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; roadside sweep; DEBU • 16 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; La Caldera; 1500 m a.s.l.; 27 Feb. 1992; S.A. Marshall leg.; forest, roadside sweep; DEBU.
BOLIVIA – La Paz • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; 0.5 km SE of Coroico; 16°11′ S, 67°44′ W; 15 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; DEBU • 1 ♀; 10 km NW of Caranavi, road to ENTEL tower; 15°46′35″ S, 67°35′48″ W; 1400 m a.s.l.; 13 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; DEBU • 6 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; 23 km NE of Caranavi; 14 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; roadside/stream, sweep; DEBU • 2 ♀♀; Arroyo Tuhiri, W of Mapiri; 15°17′27″ S, 68°15′29″ W; 10 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; DEBU • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Chulumani, Apa-Apa Reserve; 16°21′15″ S, 67°30′21″ W; 2000 m a.s.l.; 1 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; sweep; DEBU • 1 ♀; Zongo; 16°06′32″ S, 68°04′30″ W; 18 Apr. 2001; S.A. Marshall leg.; roadside, sweep cut foliage; DEBU.
ECUADOR – Carchi • 1 ♀; Guandera Forest Reserve, 15 km E of San Gabriel; 1 Nov. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; sweeping forest trail; DEBU. – Napo • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Baeza; 1500 m a.s.l.; 16–19 May 1987; L.D. Coote and B.V. Brown leg.; wet montane rainforest, Malaise trap; DEBU • 1 ♂; same collection data as preceding; ROME • 1 ♂; SierrAzul Lodge, 14 km W of Cosanga; 2200 m a.s.l.; 5 Nov. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; forest, sweep; DEBU. – Pichincha • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; 3.5 km SE of Tandayapa; 28 Oct. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; in green leaf litter (treefall); DEBU • 4 ♀♀; 7 km SE of Nanegalito, trout farm ‘San José’; 1500 m a.s.l.; 27–30 Oct. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; riverine forest, sweep treefalls; DEBU • 1 ♀; 11.7 km SE of Tandayapa, road to Nono; 28 Oct. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; near stream, litter/wood; DEBU • 1 ♀; 15 km NW of Nono, road to Mindo; 24 Oct. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; roadside sweep, cow dung; DEBU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve; 0°1′13″ S, 78°40′30″ W; 2200 m a.s.l.; 9–13 May 2009; S.A. Marshall leg.; DEBU • same data as for preceding; 1 May 2011; tree fall; debu00339882 /MYCRO1013-22 sequenced for CO1-5’; DEBU • 1 ♀; Bellavista Reserve, trail B; 30 Oct. 1999; S.A. Marshall leg.; sweeping; DEBU • 1 ♀; Tinalandia, near Santo Domingo, May 1983; M.J. Sharkey leg.; CNCI.
PERU – Cusco • 10 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀; Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, NE of Paucartambo; 13°3′18″ N, 71°32′42″ W; 1120 m a.s.l.; 4–9 Nov. 2007; D. Brzoska leg.; flight-intercept trap; DEBU. – Madre de Dios • 1 ♀; Pantiacolla Lodge, Alto Madre de Dios River; 12°39′18″ N, 71°13′54″ W; 420 m a.s.l.; 14–19 Nov. 2007; D. Brzoska leg.; flight-intercept trap; DEBU.
VENEZUELA – Aragua • 2 ♀♀; Henri Pittier National Park, Rancho Grande, La Toma trail; 9 Apr. 1994; L. Masner; DEBU. – Trujillo • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 10 km E of Bocono, Laguna de Lucerdo; 1760 m a.s.l.; 3 Mar. 1996; S.A. Marshall leg.; slash/compost; DEBU • 3 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀; Bocono–Guaramacal Road; 2130 m a.s.l.; 3 Mar. 1996; S.A. Marshall leg.; sweep wet litter; DEBU.
Distribution
Neotropical: Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador *, Peru *, Venezuela.
description: Published as part of Kuwahara, Gregory K., Marshall, Stephen A. & Paiero, Steven M., 2025, A revision of the genus Sclerocoelus Marshall (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), pp. 1-277 in European Journal of Taxonomy 979 on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.979.2803, http://zenodo.org/record/14980852