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Revision of Milichiella Giglio-Tos (Diptera, Milichiidae)

Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Diptera key phylogenetic analysis Ulia

Abstract

The species of Milichiella Giglio-Tos are revised and assigned to species groups revealed by a phylogenetic analysis. 69 new species are described: Milichiella abditoargentea, M. acantha, M. aeroplana, M. aldabrae, M. angolae, M. anterogrisea, M. argenteidorsa, M. argentinae, M. asiatica, M. badia, M. bella, M. bermaguiensis, M. boliviana, M. booloombae, M. breviarista, M. brevirostris, M. bruneiensis, M. cavernae, M. chilensis, M. chocolata, M. christmas, M. cochiseae, M. conventa, M. cooloolae, M. dominicae, M. faviformis, M. flavilunulae, M. flaviventris, M. formosae, M. fusciventris, M. griseomacula, M. inbio, M. jamaicensis, M. laselvae, M. lasuizae, M. longirostris, M. maculatiradii, M. madagascarensis, M. mathisi, M. metallica, M. mexicana, M. mojingae, M. mollis, M. multisetae, M. novateutoniae, M. opuntiae, M. pachycerei, M. peyotei, M. plaumanni, M. proclinata, M. pseudopuntiae, M. punctata, M. quintargentea, M. rufa, M. rugosistyla, M. rutila, M. santacatalinae, M. sculpta, M. sterkstrooma, M. striata, M. triangula, M. trisetae, M. turrialbae, M. ugandae, M. variata, M. villarricae, M. virginae, M. weejasperensis and M. zaiziksensis. Milichia aethiops Malloch is combined with Milichiella, the genus Ulia Becker is synonymized with Milichiella, five species within Milichiella are synonymized and 19 lectotypes are designated.

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