Antennal morphology in the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera)

Oleg P. Negrobov; Mariya A. Chursina; Olga V. Selivanova

doi:10.12976/jib/2015.3.8

Issue: Vol. 3 No. 8 (2015)

Type: Article

Published: 2015-05-01

DOI: 10.12976/jib/2015.3.8

Page range: 1-10

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Antennal morphology in the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera)

Oleg P. Negrobov⁺⁻
Mariya A. Chursina⁺⁻
Olga V. Selivanova⁺⁻

Voronezh State University

Diptera Dolichopodidae antenna morphology.

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Abstract

Nine hundred eighty species belonging to 182 genera of 15 subfamilies of the family Dolichopodidae were investigated to study antennal morphology. Length measurements of scape, pedicel, postpedicel and arista and height measurements of postpedicel bases were performed, and 4 ratios were selected. Use of morphometric characteristics of Dolichopodidae antennae allows meaningful distinctions between subfamilies to be made. Using these criteria, a cladistic tree of Dolichopodidae subfamilies was built.