Mberu pepocatu Capellari & Amorim, 2011

Silva, Paulo Cesar, Capellari, Renato S. & Oliveira, Sarah S., 2025, Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species, Zootaxa 5637 (3), pp. 469-514 : 483-484

Mberu pepocatu Capellari & Amorim

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Mberu pepocatu Capellari & Amorim, 2011: 40 .

Examined material. Brazil. Minas Gerais. Cabo Verde, Fazenda da Cata [Farm] – 593m, 21º27′08.46″S 46º20′52.8″W, Malaise – clareira, 14.vii.2011 – 04.i.2012, Amorim, D. & Oliveira, S. cols. (4 ♂, 10 ♀, MZUSP) .

Remarks. The overall description of M. pepocatu by Capellari & Amorim (2011) is very accurate and we found no substantial differences in our specimens, however, some characteristics mentioned in the original description of the species, such as the vertex excavated and the size of the thorax relative to the abdomen, proved to be heterogeneous between specimens, so they cannot be used in the diagnosis of the species. Additionally, we have here provided a better habitus photo of the male ( Fig. 7 ), and more detailed description and photos of the male hypopygium of the pepocatu group (see Discussion below) ( Fig. 2 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 24 ). Brazil: state of Minas Gerais (Atlantic Forest biome).

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Figures

FIGURE 2. Mberualtamiro sp.nov., male hypopygium of holotype.A–B. Hypopygiumnot dissected and dissected, respectively; C. VSur and epandrial lobes; D. DSur, left lateral view; E. Postgonite, dorsal view; F. Internal appendages, left lateral view; G. MEp, left lateral view; H. Cercus, left lateral view (arrow pointing to ventral spines). Abbreviations: cerc = cercus; DSur = dorsal surstylar lobe; hypd = hypandrium; LEp = lateral epandrial lobe; MEp = medial epandrial lobe; ph = phallus; VSur = ventral surstylar lobe.

FIGURE 7. Mberu pepocatu Capellari & Amorim, 2011. A–D. Male. A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Leg I, lateral view (arrow pointing to anterior bush-like comb of setae on coxa I); C. Leg II, lateral view (arrow pointing to femur II [above] and tibia II [below]); D. Left wing; E. Female, left wing. Abbreviations: C = costal vein; CuA+CuP = anterior branch of cubital vein + posterior branch of cubital vein; dm-m = discal medial crossvein; h = humeral crossvein; M 1 = first branch of media; M 4 = fourth branch of media; R 1 = anterior branch of radius; R 2+3 = second branch of radius; R = third branch of radius; Sc = subcostal 4+5 vein.

FIGURE 24. Geographic distribution of Mberu Capellari & Amorim, 2011 through South America and the phylogenetic hypothesis in the lower left corner. Savannas are represented by the Cerrado and Chaco biomes, fields by the Pampa biome, flooded fields by the Pantanal biome, and tropical forests by the Atlantic Forest biome.