Notes on presumed Neotropical records and species of Hesperinus Walker, 1848 (Diptera: Bibionidae)

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Schelesky-Prado, Daniel de Castro, Falaschi, Rafaela Lopes (2023): Notes on presumed Neotropical records and species of Hesperinus Walker, 1848 (Diptera: Bibionidae). EntomoBrasilis (e 1059) 16: 1-6, DOI: 10.12741/ebrasilis.v16.e1059, URL: doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v16.e1059 Abstract. Hesperinus Walker, 1848, a member of Bibionidae (Diptera), is a Holarctic and Oriental genus.

The genus has been reported from the Neotropical Region twice: i) Hesperinus conjungens Schiner, 1868, transferred to Plecia Wiedemann, 1828 by Hardy in 1967, and ii) additional specimens identified as Hesperinus sp. by Messias Carrera in 1944. In this study, we revisited the Carrera's specimens, identifying them as Plecia sp. Additionally, we discussed the taxonomy of Plecia conjungens and compiled a list of articles that consider the species as Hesperinus.