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Issue: Vol. 429 No. 1: 6 Feb. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-02-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.429.1.1
Page range: 1–7
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 4

Taxonomic status of Cacoplox griseatus Hull, 1970 with redescription of the genus and type species (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Bombyliini)

Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) fellowship
Diptera Cacoplox Cacoplox griseatus Bombyliidae Taxonomy

Abstract

The taxonomic status of the monobasic genus Cacoplox Hull, 1970 is discussed and confirmed after comparison with species of Notoschistus Bowden, 1985. The genotype and the type species C. griseatus Hull, 1970 are redescribed. An identification key to separate these two genera is also presented. Cacoplox griseatus is recorded for the first time from Argentina. It was previously known only from Chile, always at altitudes higher than 3,000 meters.

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