<strong>FAMILY PHORIDAE</strong>

DANILO CÉSAR AMENT; BRIAN V. BROWN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.37

Issue: Vol. 4122 No. 1: 14 Jun. 2016

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Published: 2016-06-14

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.37

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FAMILY PHORIDAE

DANILO CÉSAR AMENT⁺⁻
BRIAN V. BROWN⁺⁻

Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040–901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA

Diptera catalogue Colombia diversity distribution Phoridae

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Abstract

The Phoridae recorded from Colombia are catalogued, totaling 226 species distributed in 19 genera and three subfamilies. For each species, distribution, hierarchic position and cited references are presented.

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