Catostola nairae, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Camargo, Alexssandro
name: Vieira, Rodrigo
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Asilidae
Catostola
Catostola nairae

description: Catostola nairae (Vieira, 2012) comb. nov.
(Figs 27–31, 45)
Ctenodontina nairae Vieira, 2012: 2, figs. 1, 2f, 3a–3b, 4a–4j; Vieira, 2014: 313, figs. 1–5 (female description); Vieira, Ayala-Landa & Rafael, 2017: 290, figs. 1, 7–9 (key); Lamas & Camargo, 2021 (online catalogue); Sánchez & Camargo, 2021: 277, 278, fig. 6 (comments, key, prey).
Diagnosis. Face yellow pruinose; mystacal macrosetae yellow, with a row of black macrosetae mid-dorsally (Fig. 27C–D); second article of stylus weakly enlarged subapically (Fig. 28A–B); fore and mid femora black anterodorsally and yellow posterodorsally, hind femur entirely black (Fig. 27A); terminalia shining black (Fig. 28E–G); epandrium with posterior projection ventrally ending in a pointed tip and dorsally at mid-length with a slight, rounded indentation sickle-shaped (Fig. 29E); gonostylus boomerang-shaped with a row of setae dorsally (Fig. 30F); cercus 3–4 short and stout macrosetae ventrally, apically (Fig. 30H–I); subepandrial sclerite with a conspicuous ventral keel (Fig. 30H) and ventrally with a pair of rounded projections densely setose (Fig. 30H–I).
Redescription. Paratype male (Figs 27, 28D–G). Head (Fig. 27C–D): eyes black; face yellow pruinose; mystacal macrosetae yellow, with a row of black macrosetae mid-dorsally (Fig. 27C–D); subvibrissal macrosetae and setae yellow; gena yellow pruinose; palpus black with dark brown almost black setae, except at base ventrally with yellow setae; proboscis black, labial setae yellow, proboscial setae yellow with two brown macrosetae distally; antennal socket black, yellow pruinose; frons yellow pruinose; orbital setae black; ocellar tubercle black, yellow pruinose with 4 proclinate black setae; vertex and occiput yellow pruinose; 7–8 dark yellow postocular macrosetae (proximal 5 black), other occipital setae yellow with black setae dorsally; lateral occipital and lower occipital setae yellow, slightly branched. Antenna: scape and pedicel black, scape slightly dark reddish apically, black setose, sparsely yellow pruinose; postpedicel black, yellowish pruinose with 2–3 short yellowish setae dorsally at base; stylus dark reddish brown, first article minute, second article long and slender, weakly enlarged subapically ending in a dark reddish tip (Fig. 28A–B).
Thorax (Fig. 27A–B): ochre brown pruinose; antepronotum and postpronotum ochre brown pruinose laterally; scutum with a pair of dark brown almost black pruinose paramedian stripes rounded anteriorly, laterally, and fading after postsutural spots; pre and postsutural spots and prescutellar spots dark brown almost black pruinose; median stripe brown pruinose; postalar wall and scutellum greyish brown pruinose (Fig. 28D); pleura ochre brown pruinose. Chaetotaxy: antepronotal macrosetae dark yellow and setae yellowish; 2 notopleural; 2 supra alar; 1 postalar and 6 pairs of dorsocentral black macrosetae after suture; scutum with short black acrostichal setae; scutellum with short sparse black discal scutellar setae (Fig. 28D); anepisternum with thin black setae dorsally and yellow posteriorly; katatergite with yellowish macrosetae and setae; remainder of pleura with very sparse, thin yellow setae.
Wings (Fig. 28C): yellowish translucent; veins dark brown, becoming reddish at base; R 4 slightly rounded in the junction with R 5; bifurcation of R 4 and R 5 beyond discal cell at a distance equivalent to the length of two crossvein r-m; crossvein r-m shortly after the middle of discal cell at a distance equivalent to the length of one crossvein m-m; cells m 3 and cua closed before wing margin. Halteres: dark yellow, knob reddish.
Legs (Fig. 27A): coxae and trochanters ochre pruinose; fore and mid femora anterodorsally black and posterodorsally yellow, hind femur entirely black; tibiae yellow, for and mid tibiae with a black stripe anteroventrally, fading proximally; hind tibia with apical half and anteroventrally with a black stripe, fading proximally; fore and mid tarsi dark reddish brown with first tarsomeres dark yellow and apex of last tarsomere black, hind tarsus black. Chaetotaxy: coxae with yellow macrosetae and yellowish setae; hind trochanter with 1 anterior and 3–4 posterior yellow macrosetae; fore femur with 4–5 ventral black macrosetae; mid femur with 14–15 ventral (proximal 8 macrosetae yellow), 8 anteroventral, 7 anterior, 1 posterodorsal preapical and 6 posterior (yellow, only distal one black) black macrosetae; hind femur with 5–6 ventral (yellow), 2–3 anteroventral preapical, 2 anterodorsal (proximal one yellow), 1 pair dorsal preapical and 1 pair apical black macrosetae; femora black setose anterodorsally and yellow posteroventrally; tibiae with black macrosetae (only a few yellow macrosetae ventrally) and short black setae anterodorsally and short yellowish setae posteroventrally; tarsi with black macrosetae and setae; brush setae golden yellow; pulvilli reddish, yellow apically, empodium reddish; claws black, reddish at base.
Abdomen (Fig. 27A–B): black, dark brown pruinose, except lateral margins and posterior corners of tergites grey pruinose; T1 with 9–10 yellowish marginal lateral macrosetae and a tuft of long marginal lateral yellowish setae; T2 and T3 with 10 yellow marginal lateral macrosetae; T4–T6 with 6–7 yellow marginal lateral macrosetae; T7 with 10–11 black and yellow marginal lateral macrosetae; tergites with short, sparse, appressed yellow setae, except mid-dorsally with brown setae; sternites grey pruinose with sparse, long, thin yellowish setae.
Terminalia (Figs 28E–G, 29–30): shining black with black setae; golden brown setae on cercus and subepandrial sclerite ventrally, some short setae dorsally on the epandrial posterior projection; T8 with many black marginal lateral macrosetae (Figs 28E–F, 29F); S8 with a rectangular mid-posterior projection, weakly constricted at base (Fig. 29D) with some golden brown setae laterally and apically on mid-posterior projection, S8 dark brown anteriorly, mid-ventrally in tegument colour (Fig. 28G); epandrium with posterior projection ventrally ending in a pointed tip, epandrium dorsally at mid-length forming a slight, rounded indentation sickle-shaped (Fig. 29E); hypandrium with posterior margin slightly concave (Fig. 29G); gonocoxite with anterior margin wide and strongly constricted at mid-length with the apical half sickle-shaped and curved upwards in a pointed tip (Fig. 30A, D–E); gonocoxite inward curved apically in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 30B–C); gonostylus boomerang-shaped with apex rounded and with a row of setae dorsally (Fig. 30F); ejaculatory apodeme fan-shaped directed posteroventrally; phallus with prongs thin and long (Fig. 30A, G); cercus short with apex rounded and with 3–4 short and stout macrosetae ventrally, apically (Fig. 30H–I); subepandrial sclerite short with a conspicuous ventral keel (Fig. 30H) and ventrally with a pair of rounded projections densely covered with many thin setae (Fig. 30H–I).
Length. Body: 19 mm; wing: 13 mm.
Paratype condition. Postpedicel missing (Fig. 27D); apex of wings damaged (Fig. 27B).
Female (Fig. 31). Similar to male, except T7 and terminalia shining black (Fig. 31A–C); T7 black; S6 and S7 greyish brown pruinose with sparse, thin and long yellowish setae; T8 black setose; T9+10 and cercus reddish yellow to reddish brown setose; S8 with dense golden reddish brown setae; keel of genital opening and hypoproct with short and stout dark reddish macrosetae (Fig. 31A–F); spermathecal capsules rounded (Fig. 31G); spermathecal pump about 2 times smaller than the length of spermathecal duct, slightly turgid (Fig. 31G); spermathecal ducts ending separately at genital fork (Fig. 31G–H); apodeme of genital fork connected laterally with lateral sclerites (Fig. 31G–I); lateral sclerites connected with T9+10; apodeme of genital fork with a slight lateral expansion at mid-length (Fig. 31G–H) and without a mid-dorsal ridge (Fig. 31I).
Variation. Ocellar tubercle with 3 pairs of ocellar setae with the anterior pair stouter; mystax composed of almost only black macrosetae, with the yellow macrosetae restricted to the oral border; T6 and 7 S6 and 7 with thin and long golden setae forming a tuft.
Taxonomic discussion. This species can be differentiated from other Catostola species mainly by the yellow mystacal macrosetae (Fig. 27C–D), fore and mid femora black anterodorsally and yellow posterodorsally with hind femur entirely black (Fig. 27A); absence of femoral swelling on hind femur ventrally; epandrium with apical projection located ventrally (Figs 28E, 29E); cercus with short and stout macrosetae ventrally apically and subepandrial sclerite with a ventral keel and ventral rounded projections (Fig. 30H–I).
Distribution (Fig. 45). Ecuador (new record) (Sucumbíos, Napo, Morona Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe), Brazil (Amazonas), Peru (Cuzco, Loreto, Madre de Dios) and Bolivia (La Paz, Sara, Ichilo, Chuquisaca).
Material examined. Paratype. BRASIL, Amazonas, Coari, Rio Urucu, [localidade] Angelim, 5°3′33″S / 65°14′48″W 23.xi–02.xii. 1992. P.F. Bührnheim & N.O. Aguiar / Armadilha de Shannon / Parátipo (♁) Ctenodontina nairae Vieira, 2012 / INPA-DIPTE 537P. 1 (Fig. 27A [insert]) (1♁ INPA). Additional material. ECUADOR – 8.6.1977 [Sucumbíos] Rio Aguarico [00°04′52.97″N 77°16′35.75″W] 450 m Leg. G. Riedel / Eing. - Kat. Nr. 26/88 (2♁ & 1♀ ZSM); Napo [00°40′S 77°56′W] (Ecuad. [or]) R. Haeusch S. / Neoeristicus [?unredable] 1♁ [?] (1♀ MfN); [Morona Santiago] Sucua [02°27′36″S 78°10′12″W], Rio Upano Ecuador ii.3.39 / Coll. F.M. Brown (1♁ AMNH); [Zamora-Chinchipe] Zamora [04°04′09″S 78°57′24″W] Ecuador / 1000 m 15.x.41 (1♀ MZUSP); Zamora 1000 m. 21.x.41 / Ecuador (1♀ MZUSP); [PERU] N.[ord] Peru Maracannon Mishiyacu [Quebrada Mishiyaco, 12 km Northwest Iquitos] 26.ii.29 Dr. Stichel V. (1♁ MfN); Same data, [Loreto] Iquitos [03°44′00″S 73°15′00″W] 5.2.30 (1♁ MfN); Peru: Cusco, 19 rd Km W Quincemil, Rio Araza tributary 13°20′10″S 70°50′57″W 874 m / 23-31.viii.2012 Malaise R. R. Cavichioli, J.A. Rafael A.P.M. Santos & D.M. Takiya (1♀ INPA); Peru- Laristhal [Paso de Lares][12°37′41″S 72°39′37″W], 16.08.03, 800 m (1♀ SMZ); ♁ u. ♀ kopf[?], 26.x.95 / 266 (1♁ & 1♀ SZM); Same data, Staatssamml. M ̧nchen Platynaedium sp. / Platynaedium sp. Zoologische Staatsammlung M ̧nchen (1♀ SZM); Peru, Madre de Dios [12°34′33.70″S 70°05′40.48″W] ix.x.08 [unredable] / Coll. W. Schnuse 1911-3 / Staatl. Museum f̧r Tierkunde Dresden (1♁ SNSD); Same data, [teneral specimen] (1♀ SNSD); BOLIVIAMapiri [Departamento La Paz, Província Larecaja] 17.i.03 Chimate [15°22′56.86″S 68°03′59.56″W] 650 m / 52 / Platynaedium n. g? / Coll. W. Schnuse 1911-3 / Staatl. Museum f̧r Tierkunde Dresden (2♀ SNSD); Bolivia-Mapiri [Departamento La Paz, Província Larecaja] 4.iii.03 Sarampioni [15°25′11.29″S 68°06′57.68″W] 700 m / Coll. W. Schnuse 1911-3 / Staatl. Museum f̧r Tierkunde Dresden (1♁ SNSD); Same data, i.03 (1♁ & 1♀ SNSD); Same data, 26.i.03 (1♁ SNSD); Same data, 2.i.03 (1♁ SNSD); Same data, iii.03 (1♀ SNSD); Bolivia-Mapiri, 23.i.03, Sarampioni 700 m / Platynaedium sp. ♀ (1♀ SZM); Bolivia-Mapiri, 23.ii.03, S.[an][?] Antonio [15°20′40″S, 68°13′56″W] 1000 / Platynaedium sp. ♁ / Bolivia Platynaedium (1♁ SZM); Bolivia [Departamento La Paz, Província Nor Yungas] 03.iii.07 Yungas von Coroico [16°11′29.99″S 67°43′45.15″W] 1000m / Coll. W. Schnuse 1911-3 / Staatl. Museum f̧r Tierkunde Dresden (1♁ SNSD); O[st] Bolivien Prov [incia] Sara [17°00′00″S 63°35′00″W] 600 700 m ix.1906 - iii.07 J. Steinbach S. V. (1♁ MfN); Bolivia Prov. [incia] Sara Dep. [artamento] Santa Cruz J. Steinbach S. V. (1♁ & 1♀ MfN); Bolivia [Santa Cruz Department, Ichilo Province] Buenavista [17°27′33.13″S 63°39′34.17″W] 400 m Coll. Steinbach (1♀ MZUSP); Bolivia [Chuquiasaca Department, Belisario Boeto Province] El Palmar [19°08′48.9″S 64°11′10.86″W] 1600 m Coll. Steinbach (1♁ MZUSP); [2 specimens without labels] (1♁ & 1♀ SZM).
description: Published as part of Camargo, Alexssandro, Vieira, Rodrigo & Rafael, José Albertino, 2023, Taxonomic review of Ctenodontina Enderlein, 1914 with the revalidation of Catostola Hull, 1958 (Diptera: Asilidae: Asilinae) and description of a new species, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 5276 on pages 44-51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5276.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7907294