First known brazilian species of the genera Scutops and Neoscutops (Diptera: Periscelididae), with comments on the relationships among the species in each genus

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Dalton De Souza Amorim¹  Cácio Murilo De Vasconcelos¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal da Paraíba CCEN Departamento de Sistemática e EcologiaJoão Pessoa,Brasil

关键词: Scutops;    Neoscutops;    Periscelididae;    Diptera;    Phylogenetic relationship;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761989000800012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Four new species of Periscelididae are described from Brazil - Neoscutops cariri, sp. n., and Scutops marcgrafi sp. n., from the northern extreme of the Atlantic Forest, S. lopesi, sp. n., from southeastern Brazil, and S. goianiensis, from central Brazil. S. chapmani is herein synonymezed to S. fascipennis. A key is provided for the known species of Neoscutops and Scutops. A brief discussion is made about the possiblem phylogenetic relationships among the species of each of these two genera.

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