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Published: 2009-03-11
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A review of the genus Ditylometopa Kertész (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, ARS, USDA, ℅ Smithsonian Institution NHB-168, P O Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Diptera Ditylometopa elegans D. centralensis new species Stratiomyidae Neotropical taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Ditylometopa Kertész (Diptera: Stratiomyidae, Clitellariinae), which occurs only in the Neotropical Region, is reviewed. Euryneura rufifrons Curran, 1934 is synonymized with Ditylometopa elegans Kertész, 1923. A neotype is designated for D. elegans. Two species are recognized, including Ditylometopa centralensis sp. nov., which is described from Costa Rica (type locality) and Nicaragua and may occur in Brazil.

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