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Published: 2022-01-20
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Amapeza and Nigripeza, new genera of Neotropical micropezid flies (Diptera, Micropezidae, Taeniapterinae)

School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1.
Diptera new species South America Mexico Central America

Abstract

The new Neotropical genera Amapeza and Nigripeza are described for seven new species and three named species previously treated as part of the genus Grallipeza Rondani. Amapeza includes A. amazonica (Enderlein) new combination, A. affinis (Hennig) new combination, A. hyaloptera (Hendel) new combination and the new species A. camelina A. plicata, and A. tricincta. Nigripeza includes N. obscura (Hennig) new combination and the new species N. cali, N. octa and N. spangleri.

 

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