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Issue: Vol. 5244 No. 5: 22 Feb. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-02-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.5.1
Page range: 401-427
Abstract views: 236
PDF downloaded: 41

Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Scutops Coquillett, 1904 (Diptera: Periscelididae)

Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia—INPA. Av. André Araújo, Petrópolis, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia—INPA. Av. André Araújo, Petrópolis, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Fellowship PQ/CNPq.
Periscelidinae systematics Neotropical Region new species Diptera

Abstract

The Neotropical genus Scutops is revised, including the description of S. flavithorax sp. nov., S. ipixunensis sp. nov., S. melinus sp. nov., S. robustus sp. nov., S. spinophallus sp. nov., and the redescriptions of five species. A key to included species is provided and Scutops striatus Hennig, 1969 is transferred to Periscelis Loew.

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