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Issue: Vol. 5792 No. 3: 14 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5792.3.5
Page range: 546-552
Abstract views: 63
PDF downloaded: 4

First record of Roederiodes Coquillett (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae) from South America, with description of a new species from Colombia, and key to males of species south of the United States of America

Universidad de la Amazonia; Grupo de Investigación en Entomología Universidad de la Amazonia -GIEUA-; Laboratorio de Entomología -LEUA-; Av. 11 5–69 Juan XXIII; Florencia; Caquetá; Colombia.
Universidad de la Amazonia; Grupo de Investigación en Entomología Universidad de la Amazonia -GIEUA-; Laboratorio de Entomología -LEUA-; Av. 11 5–69 Juan XXIII; Florencia; Caquetá; Colombia.
Canadian National Collection of Insects & Canadian Food Inspection Agency; OPL-Entomology; K.W. Neatby Bldg.; C.E.F.; 960 Carling Ave.; Ottawa; ON; Canada K1A 0C6.
Diptera Dance flies Diversity Empidoidea Neotropical Region new record taxonomy

Abstract

Among Empididae, the genus Roederiodes is easily recognizable by its narrow wings, broad gena and narrow, elongated proboscis. Currently, 13 species are recognized in the New World, distributed from Canada to Costa Rica. This is the first record of Roederiodes in South America. Roederiodes primus sp. nov. is described from Colombia (type locality: Parque Natural Regional Cerro Páramo de Miraflores, Garzón, Huila). Illustrations and an updated key and distribution map are presented.

 

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How to Cite

Ramos-Pastrana, Y., Córdoba-Suarez, E. & Sinclair, B.J. (2026) First record of Roederiodes Coquillett (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae) from South America, with description of a new species from Colombia, and key to males of species south of the United States of America. Zootaxa, 5792 (3), 546–552. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5792.3.5