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Issue: Vol. 4093 No. 3: 23 Mar. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-03-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.9
Page range: 435–443
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 2

Revision of the Neotropical genus Coroichlorops Paganelli 2002 (Diptera: Chloropidae)

Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Bandeirantes, 3900. 14040-901. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Bandeirantes, 3900. 14040-901. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Diptera Acalyptratae Chloropinae systematics taxonomy biodiversity new species

Abstract

Coroichlorops is a monotypic genus of Chloropini known to occur only in South America. The type species, C. yungas (Sabrosky & Paganelli), is formally known only from the holotype, collected in Bolivia. The male genitalia of the genus has peculiar prolonged, forceps-like surstyli. Two additional species of the genus, C. plaumanni sp. nov. and C. antennatus sp. nov., are formally described and illustrated here, and a key to the species of the genus is provided. The atypical flat arista of C. antennatus sp. nov. is also found in the Mepachymerini genus Sagareocerus and its implications are discussed.

 

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