Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama
Megaselia metropolitanoensis Disney, sp. n., M. sakaiae Disney, sp. n. and Puliciphora pygmaea (Borgmeier, 1960) comb. n. are reported developing in the flowers of Aristolochia inflata H. B. K. and A. maxima Jacq. in Panama. The new species are described, as is the hitherto unknown male of Pulicipho...
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| author | R. L. Henry DISNEY Shoko SAKAI |
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| description | Megaselia metropolitanoensis Disney, sp. n., M. sakaiae Disney, sp. n. and Puliciphora pygmaea (Borgmeier, 1960) comb. n. are reported developing in the flowers of Aristolochia inflata H. B. K. and A. maxima Jacq. in Panama. The new species are described, as is the hitherto unknown male of Puliciphora pygmaea. The latter is transferred to the the genus Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 from the genus Myrmomyia Silvestri, 1911 which is formally synonymised with Puliciphora, along with P. brachymyrmecis (Silvestri, 1911) comb. n. and P. nigroflava (Borgmeier, 1958) comb. n. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ea7a150950748cf84a2a0b4bc71b73d2022-12-21T23:46:59ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292001-10-0198336737310.14411/eje.2001.057eje-200103-0016Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in PanamaR. L. Henry DISNEY0Shoko SAKAI1University Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England. e-mail: rhld2@hermes.cam.ac.ukSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of PanamaMegaselia metropolitanoensis Disney, sp. n., M. sakaiae Disney, sp. n. and Puliciphora pygmaea (Borgmeier, 1960) comb. n. are reported developing in the flowers of Aristolochia inflata H. B. K. and A. maxima Jacq. in Panama. The new species are described, as is the hitherto unknown male of Puliciphora pygmaea. The latter is transferred to the the genus Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 from the genus Myrmomyia Silvestri, 1911 which is formally synonymised with Puliciphora, along with P. brachymyrmecis (Silvestri, 1911) comb. n. and P. nigroflava (Borgmeier, 1958) comb. n.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200103-0016_Scuttle_flies_Diptera_Phoridae_whose_larvae_develop_in_flowers_of_Aristolochia_Aristolochiaceae_in_Panama.phpdipteraphoridaenew speciesnew synonymynew combinationsaristolochiaceaeneotropical region |
| spellingShingle | R. L. Henry DISNEY Shoko SAKAI Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama European Journal of Entomology diptera phoridae new species new synonymy new combinations aristolochiaceae neotropical region |
| title | Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama |
| title_full | Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama |
| title_fullStr | Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama |
| title_short | Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) whose larvae develop in flowers of Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Panama |
| title_sort | scuttle flies diptera phoridae whose larvae develop in flowers of aristolochia aristolochiaceae in panama |
| topic | diptera phoridae new species new synonymy new combinations aristolochiaceae neotropical region |
| url | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200103-0016_Scuttle_flies_Diptera_Phoridae_whose_larvae_develop_in_flowers_of_Aristolochia_Aristolochiaceae_in_Panama.php |
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