Hidden diversity: the first record of the soldier fly Heptozus Lindner, 1949 (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) for Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT Heptozus Lindner, with a known distribution in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama, is recorded for the first time in Brazil with the occurrence of Heptozus hansoni James in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Keywords

• Brachycera
• Heptozus hansoni James
• Neotropical region
• Raphiocerinae
• Taxonomy