Zeros flavipes (Williston 1896)

Zeros flavipes (Williston)

Ilythea flavipes Williston, 1896:403.

Zeros flavipes.—Cresson, 1943:14 [generic combination]; 1947:45 [review].—Wirth, 1968:18 [Neotropical catalog],—Mathis and Edmiston, 1991:834 [discussion].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—BELIZE. Stann Creek District: Wee Wee Cay, Mar 1988, W.N. Mathis (1, 1).

DISTRIBUTION.—Afrotropical: Zaire. Nearctic: Bermuda, Canada (ON), USA (IA, FL, OH, TX, VA). Neotropical: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico (SIN, SON, TAM), Panama, West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent).

DIAGNOSIS.—This is the only species of Zeros that has a shiny black abdomen. This species also may be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: vein R2+3 nearly straight, not distinctly undulated; cell R3 with three infoscate spots or transverse bars; and crossvein dm-cu present.