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Issue: Vol. 5725 No. 2: 2 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4
Page range: 255-266
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Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies

Laboratorio de Entomología; Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos (InDRE); Francisco P. Miranda #177; Unidad Lomas de Plateros; DT. Álvaro Obregón; 01480; Ciudad de México; México.
Instituto de Ecología; A.C.; Centro Regional del Bajío; Av. Lázaro Cárdenas No. 253; 61600; Pátzcuaro; Michoacán; México.
Instituto de Ecología; A.C.; Centro Regional del Bajío; Av. Lázaro Cárdenas No. 253; 61600; Pátzcuaro; Michoacán; México.; SECIHTI; Ciudad de México 03940; México.
Diptera Neotropical region taxonomy distribution new taxa

Abstract

We describe and illustrate a new species of the genus Akorhexoza Cook, Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov., closely related to two previously known species from Mexico: A. cactivora Cook and A. dampfi (Duda). A key to the species is provided, along with the first records of Coboldia fuscipes (Meigen) and Holoplagia guamensis (Johannsen) in Mexico, and new distribution records for Akorhexoza cactivora Cook, Akorhexoza dampfi (Duda), Aztecatopse diabolica (Duda) and Swammerdamella marginata Cook. Additionally, a comprehensive list of all known species of the family Scatopsidae in Mexico and their state-level distributions is included.

 

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How to Cite

Huerta, H., Guarin-Anacona, A. & Cultid-Medina, C.A. (2025) Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa, 5725 (2), 255–266. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4