A new species of Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera, Asilidae) from Arizona, with a review of the Nearctic species north of Mexico

Charlotte H E Alberts; Eric M Fisher

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1130.81874

A new species of Saropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera, Asilidae) from Arizona, with a review of the Nearctic species north of Mexico

Zookeys. 2022 Nov 17:1130:1-63. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1130.81874. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Charlotte H E Alberts^{1

2}, Eric M Fisher³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, USA University of California Davis United States of America.
² Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Washington United States of America.
³ El Dorado Hills, California, USA unaffiliated El Dorado Hills, California United States of America.

Abstract

The Nearctic species of Saropogon Loew, 1847 north of Mexico are reviewed, with 19 species recognized and one described as new: Saropogonpyrodes sp. nov. from Arizona. This previously recognized new species has awaited description since its first collection in 1964. Only after a community scientist posted photographs taken in nature to an online database did its description become a priority. All species of Saropogon occurring in the Nearctic Region north of the Mexican border have been reexamined. Photographs and diagnoses of all species are provided with a distribution map of the included specimens studied. An updated key to the Nearctic species north of Mexico is provided. Finally, the need for a review of the diverse Mexican fauna is expressed.

Keywords: Assassin flies; Nearctic; community science; identification key; robber flies; taxonomy.

Charlotte H. E. Alberts, Eric M. Fisher.