Overview of the Sciomyzidae (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea) of the Americas south of the United States
Murphy, W.L.; Abercrombie, J.; González, C.R.; Knutson, L. (2023). Overview of the Sciomyzidae (Diptera: Sciomyzoidea) of the Americas south of the United States. Zootaxa, 5345(1). Magnolia Press: Auckland. 113 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5345.1.1
Part of: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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| Keywords |
Acalyptratae; Diptera [WoRMS]; Sciomyzidae Macquart, 1846 [WoRMS]
Terrestrial |
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Diptera; Acalyptratae; Biogeography; Biology; Caribbean; Catalog; Central America; Distribution; Key; Middle America; Neotropical Region; Snail-Killing Flies; South America; Taxonomy; West Indies |
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- Murphy, W.L.
- Abercrombie, J.
- González, C.R.
- Knutson, L.
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| Abstract |
Treated herein are the 113 described species and two described subspecies in 25 genera of the family Sciomyzidae (snail-killing or marsh flies) known from the Americas south of the United States. Included are details on type specimens, references to generic transfers and synonymies, taxonomy, biology, gastropod hosts/prey, immature stages, chromosomes, biological and phenological groups, general distribution, and molecular data. Annotated keys are presented to adults of genera known from the Nearctic-Neotropical interface area and the Neotropics as well as the first key to all sciomyzid genera known from the Nearctic Region. Also presented is the first key to third-instar sciomyzid larvae in the Neotropical Region. Sepedonea isthmi (Steyskal) is placed as a junior synonym of S. annulata Macquart (new status), and Tetanocera plumifera Wulp is placed as a junior synonym of T. plumosa Loew (new status). |
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