SYNONYMY OF PSEUDOBERIS ENDERLE1N WITH 
NOTHOMYIA LOEW, WITH NOTES ON THE GENUS AND A 
KEY TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN SPECIES (DIPTERA: 
STRATIOMYIDAE)* 
By Norman E. Woodley 
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, IIBIII 
Agricultural Research Service, USD A 
c/o U. S. National Museum of Natural History 
Washington, DC 20560 
Pseudoberis Enderlein (1921: 227) was erected for a single speci- 
men of a new species, P. fallax Enderlein, from Brazil. The species is 
still known only from the unique holotype. Enderlein believed that, 
despite its “habitus gleicht sie auffalig Beris Latr.”, the genus was 
related to Ch'oromelas Enderlein, and placed it in the tribe Stratio- 
myiini of the subfamily Stratiomyiinae. Unfortunately, the genus 
and the publication within which it was described were overlooked by 
James (1973), and the taxon has remained unknown to subsequent 
authors. I have recently examined Enderlein’s holotype, which has 
resulted in proper taxonomic placement of this taxon. 
Genus Nothomyia Loew 
Nothomyia Loew, 1869: 4. Type-species: N. scutellata Loew, by designation of 
Brauer, 1882: 88. 
Pseudoberis Enderlein, 1921: 227. Type-species: P. fallax Enderlein, by original 
designation, nkw synonymy. 
Berisargus Lindner, 1933: 201. Type-species: B. borgmeieri Lindner, by monotypy. 
Remarks. Pseudoberis clearly belongs within the tribe Proso- 
pochrysini as defined by James (1942, as Myxosargini), which is 
placed in the Stratiomyinae by most authors. Important character 
states, which are exhibited by all members of the tribe, include a 
generally slender body form, antennal flagellum with six flagello- 
meres, scutellum usually with two apical spines, crossvein m-cu 
* Manuscript received by the editor October 9, 1984. 
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