A Revision of the New World genus <i>Lepidophora</i> Westwood, 1835 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Ecliminae) with a key to the species

PAULA FERNANDA MOTTA RODRIGUES; CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER LAMAS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3682.1.1

Issue: Vol. 3682 No. 1: 26 Jun. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-06-26

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.1.1

Page range: 1–44

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A Revision of the New World genus Lepidophora Westwood, 1835 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Ecliminae) with a key to the species

PAULA FERNANDA MOTTA RODRIGUES⁺⁻
CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER LAMAS⁺⁻

bee flies Lepidophora New World taxonomy

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Abstract

The bombyliid genus Lepidophora has a distribution restricted to the New World. The genus is composed by eight species, which are revised and redescribed herein: five restricted to the Neotropical region (L. acroleuca Painter, 1930, L. culiciformis Walker, 1850, L. cuneata Painter, 1939, L. secutor Walker, 1857 and L. trypoxylona Hall, 1981), two restricted to the Nearctic region (L. lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828) and L. lutea Painter, 1962) and one species occurring in Nearctic and Neotropical regions (L. vetusta Walker, 1857). The main characters of the external morphology of adults and male and female terminalia are illustrated. An key to species is presented.