Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Type: Article
Published: 2021-05-12
Page range: 581–586
Abstract views: 149
PDF downloaded: 14

Description of a new species of Neorhinotora Lopes, 1934 (Diptera: Heleomyzidae) from Central America

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (COBIO), Caixa Postal 2223, CEP 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (COBIO), Caixa Postal 2223, CEP 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
Diptera Distribution Rhinotorini Neotropical Region Taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Neorhinotora Lopes, 1934 (Diptera, Heleomyzidae) is described: Neorhinotora elsalvadorensis sp. nov., from El Salvador, Central America, with illustrations of external and internal morphological characters and update of the identification key.

 

References

  1. Almeida, J.C. & Ale-Rocha, R. (2008) Taxonomic review of Neorhinotora Lopes, 1934 (Diptera, Heleomyzidae). Zootaxa, 1936 (1), 40–58.

    https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1936.1.2

    Calhau, J., Coelho, L.A., Kawada, R., Lima F.V.O. & Guillermo-Ferreira, R. (2016) Review of Rhinotora (Diptera, Heleomyzidae) with description of a new species and key to all known heleomyzid species from Brazil. Zootaxa, 4138 (3), 513–533.

    https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4138.3.5

    Cumming, J.M. (1992) Lactic Acid as an agent for macerating Diptera Specimens. Fly Times, 8, 7.

    Cumming, J.M. & Wood, D.M. (2017) Chapter 3. Adult morphology and terminology. In: Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. & Sinclair, B.J. (Eds.), Manual of Afrotropical Diptera. Vol. 1. Suricata 4. South Africa National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 425 pp.

    Fischer, C.P. (1932) Um gênero e duas espécies novas de Rhopalomeridae do Brasil, e o pupário de Willistoniela pleuropunctata Wied. (Dipt.). Revista de Entomologia, 2, 441–450.

    Giglio-Tos, E. (1893) Diagnosi di nuovi generi e nuove specie di ditteri. Bolletino del Museo Regionale de Torino, 8 (158), 1–14.

    https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.27226

    Guimarães, J.H. & Papavero, N. (1966) A contribution to the knowledge of the neotropical Rhinotoridae (Diptera, Acalyptratae). Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria de Agricultura, 18, 261–269.

    Lopes, H.S. (1934) Nota prévia sobre alguns Rhopalomeridae (Dipt.). Revista de Entomologia, 4, 517.

    McAlpine, D.K. (1985) The Australian genera of Heleomyzidae (Diptera: Schizophora) and a reclassification of the family into tribes. Records of the Australian Museum, 36 (5), 203–251.

    https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.36.1985.346

    McAlpine, D.K. (2007) Review of the Borboroidini or wombat flies (Diptera: Heteromyzidae), with reconsideration of the status of families Heleomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae, and descriptions of femoral gland-baskets. Records of the Australian Museum, 59, 143–219.

    https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1487

    McAlpine, D.K. & Woodley, N.E. (2010) Heleomyzidae. In: Brown, B.V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J.M., Wood, D.M., Woodley, N.E. & Zumbado, M.A. (Eds.), Manual of Central American Diptera. Vol. 2. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 1159–1164.

    McAlpine, J.F. (1981) Morphology and terminology—Adults. In: McAlpine, J.F., Peterson, B.V., Shewell, G.E., Teskey, H.J., Vockeroth, J.R. & Wood, D.M. (Eds.), Manual of Neartic Diptera. Vol. 1. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch, Monograph 27. Biosystematics nResearch Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 9–63.

    Papavero, N. (1967) Family Rhinotoridae, chapter 87. In: N. Papavero (Ed.), A catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of The United States. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, pp.1–4.

    Schiner, J.R. (1868) Diptera. In: Wüllerstorf-Urbair, B.F. von (Ed.), Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859, unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Vol. 2. Part 1. Section B. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, 388 pp.

    https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7913