Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East
Species of the distinctive and cosmopolitan genus Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 in the Middle East are revised. Seven species are documented, and three new species, Dasydorylas dactylos sp. nov., D. forcipus sp. nov. and D. parazardouei sp. nov., are described, and one synonym, D. derafshani Motamedi...
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| description | Species of the distinctive and cosmopolitan genus Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 in the Middle East are revised. Seven species are documented, and three new species, Dasydorylas dactylos sp. nov., D. forcipus sp. nov. and D. parazardouei sp. nov., are described, and one synonym, D. derafshani Motamedinia & Kehlmaier, 2017, syn. nov. is proposed, based on sequence information from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene and morphological parameters. Diagnoses, illustrations and distributional data are provided for all studied species. Descriptions of new species as well as an identification key to all known species in the Middle East are also provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c1ea4ccd4e74b229fe8b48d853a988e2023-12-03T11:03:48ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-02-018e851110.7717/peerj.8511Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle EastBehnam Motamedinia0Jeffrey H. Skevington1Scott Kelso2Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCanadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCanadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaSpecies of the distinctive and cosmopolitan genus Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 in the Middle East are revised. Seven species are documented, and three new species, Dasydorylas dactylos sp. nov., D. forcipus sp. nov. and D. parazardouei sp. nov., are described, and one synonym, D. derafshani Motamedinia & Kehlmaier, 2017, syn. nov. is proposed, based on sequence information from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene and morphological parameters. Diagnoses, illustrations and distributional data are provided for all studied species. Descriptions of new species as well as an identification key to all known species in the Middle East are also provided.https://peerj.com/articles/8511.pdfAsiaBig-headed fliesCOIDistribution mapDNA barcodingIdentification key |
| spellingShingle | Behnam Motamedinia Jeffrey H. Skevington Scott Kelso Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East PeerJ Asia Big-headed flies COI Distribution map DNA barcoding Identification key |
| title | Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East |
| title_full | Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East |
| title_fullStr | Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East |
| title_short | Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East |
| title_sort | taxonomic revision of dasydorylas skevington 2001 diptera pipunculidae in the middle east |
| topic | Asia Big-headed flies COI Distribution map DNA barcoding Identification key |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/8511.pdf |
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