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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 2: 26 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.4
Page range: 229-245
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South American bot fly types (Diptera: Oestridae) in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology; Department of Entomology and Nematology; University of California; Davis; USA; Natural History Museum of Denmark; Universitetsparken 15; 2100 Copenhagen; Denmark
Natural History Museum of Denmark; Universitetsparken 15; 2100 Copenhagen; Denmark
Museu de Zoologia; Universidade de São Paulo; Av. Nazaré; 481; Ipiranga; São Paulo; SP. 04263-000; Brazil
Diptera bot flies Cuterebrinae natural history collections nomenclature Oestridae South America types

Abstract

The Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP) is one of the most important holdings for Diptera in Latin America, particularly for name-bearing types of the family Oestridae. Ten South American cuterebrine holotypes, a paratype (‘allotype’) of Guerinioestrus bonaerensis Del Ponte, and a paratype of Cuterebrella sabroskyi Guimarães were examined. Specimens with extraneous parts were reevaluated for the holotype of Oricuterebra townsendi Fonseca, and for the non-type female of Guerinioestrus vianai Del Ponte, which is a synonym of Cuterebra grandis (Guérin-Méneville). Type materials that were originally deposited from other natural history museums were discovered and are set for transfer return.

 

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How to Cite

Letana, S.D., Pape, T. & Lamas, C.J.E. (2025) South American bot fly types (Diptera: Oestridae) in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Zootaxa, 5653 (2), 229–245. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.4