Four new species of Triorla Parks (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) from Brazil

Four new species of Triorla Parks (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) from Brazil

ABSTRACT Triorla Parks has been reported from the Nearctic and Neotropical regions with 10 described species: T. ambigua (Macquart), T. argyrogaster (Macquart), T. demifasciata (Macquart), T. interrupta (Macquart), T. nervosa (Macquart), T. parastriola Pamplona & Aires, T. rubidiventris (Macquar...

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Main Authors: Ivan Castro, Freddy Bravo, Rodrigo Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Nearctic
Neotropical
Taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262016000200137&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT Triorla Parks has been reported from the Nearctic and Neotropical regions with 10 described species: T. ambigua (Macquart), T. argyrogaster (Macquart), T. demifasciata (Macquart), T. interrupta (Macquart), T. nervosa (Macquart), T. parastriola Pamplona & Aires, T. rubidiventris (Macquart), T. spinosa Tomasovic, T. striola (Fabricius), and T. trichina Tomasovic. Two species, T. striola and T. parastriola, have been recorded from Brazil. This paper describes four new species of Triorla from Brazil: T. beckeri sp. nov., T. milineae sp. nov., T. paraensis sp. nov., and T. spatulata sp. nov., and includes comments on the morphology of T. parastriola. An identification key to the species of Triorla is provided.
ISSN:1806-9665

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