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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 3: 19 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.5
Page range: 489-506
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Revision of Neotropical genus Echinodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with new synonymies

Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI); Martinstraße 12 A-3400; Klosterneuburg; Austria.; Natural History Museum Vienna; 2nd Zoological Department; Burgring 7 1010; Vienna; Austria
Departamento de Zoologia; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade de São Paulo; Rua do Matão; Travessa 14; n.101; Cidade Universitária; São Paulo-SP; 05508-090; Brazil.
Departamento de Zoologia; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade de São Paulo; Rua do Matão; Travessa 14; n.101; Cidade Universitária; São Paulo-SP; 05508-090; Brazil.
Diptera Dexiinae diversity Neotropical region taxonomy new synonymy

Abstract

Three New World genera of Dexiini belonging to a complex characterized by spine-like abdominal setae are revised, namely Echinodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893, Tropidodexia Townsend, 1915, and Tropidopsiomorpha Townsend, 1927. As a result, two new generic synonymies are proposed: Tropidodexia Townsend, 1915 = Echinodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893, syn. nov., and Tropidopsiomorpha Townsend, 1927 = Echinodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893, syn. nov.; along with four new combinations: Echinodexia anthracina (Bigot, 1889), comb. nov., Echinodexia coracina (Wulp, 1891), comb. nov. (with lectotype and paralectotypes designated), Echinodexia lutzi (Townsend, 1915), comb. nov., and Echinodexia tropica (Townsend, 1927), comb. nov. The following specific synonymy is also proposed: Hystrichodexia echinata Wulp, 1891 = Echinodexia anthracina (Bigot, 1889), syn. nov. Finally, a diagnosis for ​Echinodexia and a key to all six known species are given.

 

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How to Cite

Santis, M.D.D., Ladeira, P.V.S. & Nihei, S.S. (2026) Revision of Neotropical genus Echinodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with new synonymies. Zootaxa, 5777 (3), 489–506. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.5