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 : 473

The pepocatu group

Diagnosis (Based on males). Base of femur I with 2 long pv setae, with anterior bush-like comb of setae ( Figs 6D , 7B ); It1 longer than remaining tarsomeres combined ( Fig. 5D ); femur II with ventral surface bare, except for av row of setae, decreasing in length towards apex, ending in one long and sometimes sinuous av seta near apex ( Figs 4D , 5E ); the hypopygial morphology is quite similar for all species in the group (as in Fig. 2 , see Discussion).

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 4. Mberu ericae sp. nov., male holotype. A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, anterior view (arrow pointing to ocp s); C. Head, thorax and leg I, lateral view (arrow pointing to pale setae on anterior surface of coxa I); D. Leg II, anterior view (arrow pointing to femur II); E. Leg II and III, anterior view (arrow pointing to femur II [above] and tibia II [below]); F. 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; M1 = first branch of media; M4 = fourth branch of media; R1 = anterior branch of radius; R2+3 = second branch of radius; R 4+5 = third branch of radius; Sc = subcostal vein.

FIGURE 5. Mberu jawara sp. nov. A–G. Male paratype (Brazil: Goiás). A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, anterior view; C. Head and thorax, lateral view; D. Leg I, anterior view (arrow pointing to It1); E. Leg II, posterior view (arrow pointing to ventral row of setae of femur II); F. Ventral surface of It1; G. Left wing; H. Female paratype, 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 vein.

FIGURE 6. Mberu lopesi sp. nov. A–F. Male paratype. A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, anterior view. C. Head and thorax, lateral view; D. Head, thorax and leg I, lateral view (arrow pointing to anterior bush-like comb of setae on femur I); E. Leg II, posterior view (arrow pointing to femur II (above) andtibia II (below); F. Left wing; G. Female paratype, 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 vein.

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.