Taxonomic notes, new species and identification key to the New World species of Toxophora Meigen (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Toxophorinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3038 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ M. CUNHA ◽  
CARLOS JOSÉ E. LAMAS ◽  
MÁRCIA S. COURI

Two new species of Toxophora Meigen are described and illustrated—T. paulistana sp. nov. (Neotropical) and T. azteca sp. nov. (Nearctic and Neotropical). An identification key to the New World species is also presented. Morphological differences between populations of T. aurea Macquart (1848) are recorded, illustrated and added to the key. The new species are easily recognized by: scape with long, yellow scales laterally; presence of yellow scales on mesonotum margins; posterior margin of mesonotum with a pre-scutellar pair of setae; and yellow scales forming thin bands on posterior margins of abdominal tergites in T. paulistana sp. nov., and scape entirely covered with long dark-brown scales and yellow scales forming a broad, longitudinal stripe on center of abdominal tergites III-VII in T. azteca sp. nov.

2004 ◽  
Vol 136 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Iranpour ◽  
Terry D. Galloway

AbstractThree new species of Tabanidae egg parasitoids are described: Telenomus hybomitraesp. nov. and Telenomus utilissp. nov., both reared from eggs of Hybomitra nitidifrons nuda (McDunnough) and Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, and Telenomus chrysopsissp. nov., reared from eggs of Chrysops aestuans Wulp, Chrysops excitans Walker, and Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken. Specimens of these species were compared with type specimens of known New World species of scelionid parasitoids attacking tabanid eggs. Diagnostic characters and identification key to the Nearctic species are provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4743 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-91
Author(s):  
MASAMI MASUMOTO ◽  
SHÛJI OKAJIMA

Pezothrips nadeshiko n. sp. is described from Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus at Honshu, Japan and P. pelikani n. sp. is described from Czech Republic. A lectotype is designated for P. frontalis (Uzel), the type species of this genus, and this species is re-described. An illustrated identification key to the world species of Pezothrips is also provided. 


Author(s):  
Gianni Raffone

Abstract - A new species of Megagrapha Melander, 1927 and a new species of Tachyempis Melander, 1927 are described. The genus Megagrapha is reported from the Neotropical region for the first time. Megagrapha boliviana n. sp. is related to M. pubescens (Loew,1862), from which it differs in having a yellow occipital region, a linear posterior margin along eye, in the shape of the flagellomere, 1 developed humeral seta, 2 notopleural setae, the different costal index of the wing, yellow first and second abdominal segments and other segments brown. Tachyempis bettellai n. sp. is related to T. gagatina Melander, 1927, from which it differs in having the wing entirely infuscate, yellow coxae, yellow fore and midlegs, hindleg with brown femur and apically brown tibia and the different costal index of the wing.Riassunto - Due nuove specie di ditteri Hybotidae della Bolivia con chiave delle specie mondiali di Megagrapha (Diptera). Vengono descritte una nuova specie di Megagrapha Melander, 1927 e una nuova specie di Tachyempis Melander, 1927 della Bolivia. Il genere Megagrapha è nuovo per la Regione Neotropicale. Megagrapha boliviana n. sp. differisce dall’affine M. pubescens (Loew, 1862) per l’area occipitale gialla, il margine posteriore dell’occhio lineare, la struttura del flagellomero, la presenza di una setola omerale, 2 setole notopleurali, il primo e secondo segmento addominale gialli e gli altri bruni e per il differente indice costale dell’ala; Tachyempis bettellai n. sp. differisce dall’affine T. gagatina Melander, 1927 per le ali uniformemente imbrunite, le anche gialle, le zampe anteriori e mediane interamente gialle, il femore posteriore bruno e la tibia posteriore con l’apice bruno, nonché per il differente indice costale dell’ala.


2019 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Michael J. Sharkey ◽  
Angélica Maria Penteado-Dias ◽  
M. Alex Smith ◽  
Winnie Hallwachs ◽  
Daniel Janzen

We describe and illustrate Paphanuspaloisp. n., first generic record for Brazil, and Minangapatriciamadrigalae, first generic record for Costa Rica. We present illustrated keys for the New World genera of Sigalphinae, and the New World species of Paphanus and Minanga. Minangapatriciamadrigalaesp. n. was reared from caterpillars of Chloropteryx nordicariaDHJ01 (Geometridae).


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 841-851
Author(s):  
Cheng-lin Liu ◽  
Zi-xuan Wan ◽  
Kai Liu ◽  
Heng-jing Lan ◽  
Chenggang Zhou ◽  
...  

Two new species of the subgenus Scheloribates (Bischeloribates) from China are described and illustrated. Scheloribates (Bischeloribates) liangshanensis sp. nov. differs from S. (Bischeloribates) dаlawaeus Corpuz-Raros,1980 by longer bothridial setae with unilaterally dilated, apically pointed, barbed head. Scheloribates (Bischeloribates) sanmingensis sp. nov. differs from other known species of this genus by the presence of U-shaped furrow underneath the Notogaster. The subgenus Scheloribates (Bischeloribates) is recorded in mainland China for the first time. Scheloribates (Bischeloribates) mahunkai Subías, 2010 is recorded in China for the first time. An identification key to world species of Scheloribates (Bischeloribates) is given.


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2094 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEONARDO DELGADO ◽  
QUIYARI J. SANTIAGO-JIMÉNEZ

Borboropora pseudoquadriceps Delgado & Santiago-Jiménez, sp. nov., and B. mixe Delgado & Santiago-Jiménez, sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Both species represent the first record of the genus from Mexico. Diagnostic characters of this genus are discussed. A key to the New World species of this genus is also included.


2014 ◽  
Vol 147 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ximo Mengual

AbstractThe New World flower fly genusRhinoprosopaHull, 1942 (Diptera: Syrphidae) is revised and two new species are described:R. hulliMengual,new species(Costa Rica) andR. zophinaMengual,new species(Costa Rica). Diagnoses, illustrations, synonymies, and distributional data are given for all known species. An identification key to all seven species is also provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2154 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOMOMI SAITO ◽  
HIRONORI KOMATSU

More than a century after the description of Richardina fredericii Lo Bianco, 1903, two new species of the stenopodid genus Richardina A. Milne-Edwards, 1881, are described and illustrated. Richardina ohtsukai n. sp. was collected from the Nansei Islands, southwestern Japan at depths of 655 – 730 m and R. parvioculata n. sp. was collected from off Tosa Bay, western Japan at a depth of 517 m. To our knowledge, these are the first occurrences of the genus from the Pacific and greatly extend its known geographical range, as the genus Richardina is previously known only from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Species of Richardina are very similar to each other with few morphological differences. R. ohtsukai is unique in having additional movable spines on the dorsal margins of the dactyli of the fourth and fifth pereopods. R. parvioculata is distinguished from congeners by way of its generally reduced armament of the carapace and pleon as follows: it lacks the median row of spines on the posterior margin of the cervical groove, has a relatively large eyestalk and small-sized cornea, and blunt spines on the dorsolateral carinae of the telson.


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4324 (3) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
CARLA G. CAZORLA ◽  
ERICK ARAGÃO CARDOSO ◽  
MARIA LUIZA FELIPPE BAUER

Two new species of predaceous midges of the subgenus Eukraiohelea Ingram & Macfie of Stilobezzia Kieffer are described and illustrated: Stilobezzia (Eukraiohelea) proxima n. sp. and S. (E.) quasielegantula n. sp. The previously known New World species, Stilobezzia (E.) elegantula (Johannsen) is redescribed and illustrated. The species are illustrated through photomicrographs from adult males and females collected in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. A key to adults of the five American species of Stilobezzia (Eukraiohelea) is also provided. 


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