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Issue: Vol. 1050 No. 1: 16 Sept. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-09-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1050.1.3
Page range: 21–38
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 33

The Central American species of Diplonevra Lioy (Diptera: Phoridae)

Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA
Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA
Diptera Phoridae new species Neotropical taxonomy key

Abstract

The species of Diplonevra Lioy of Central America are reviewed, with particular attention to the structure at the base of the posterior face of the hind femur. Six species are recognized, five of which are new to science: D. ereba, D. goliatha, D. hypermeka, D. truncatiseta, and D. gnoma. The sole described species, D. setigera (Malloch), is found to be a senior synonym of the North American D. gaudialis (Cockerell) and the Brazilian D. impressa (Borgmeier), both new synonyms.

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