A Catalogue of the Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region

Carvalho, Cláudio José Barros de; Pont, Adrian C.; Couri, Márcia Souto; Pamplona, D.

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“…This model was built to assess the infl uence of the habits of the species according to their developmental stage. Taxonomic guilds model was based on the classification hypothesis of subfamilies based on Carvalho et al (2005). This model included six subfamilies or submodels: Muscinae, Azeliinae, Cyrtoneurininae, Mydaeinae, Phaoniinae, and Coenosiinae (Fig 1).…”

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“…A presence/absence matrix of all four localities was considered for the implemented models according to the following ecological and taxonomic guilds model, where species were combined according to the habits of their larvae, adults, or both larvae and adults, and based on the classifi cation hypothesis proposed by Carvalho et al (2005).…”

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Assembly rules in Muscid Fly assemblages in the grasslands Biome of Southern Brazil

Krüger¹,

Carvalho²,

Ribeiro³

2010

Neotrop. entomol.

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-The distribution of muscid species (Diptera) in grasslands fragments of southern Brazil was assessed using null models according to three assembly rules: (a) negatively-associated distributions; (b) guild proportionality; and (c) constant body-size ratios. We built presence/absence matrices and calculated the C-score index to test negatively-associated distributions and guild proportionality based on the following algorithms: total number of fi xed lines (F L ), total number of fi xed columns (F C ), and the effect of the average size of the populations along lines (W) for 5000 randomizations. We used null models to generate random communities that were not structured by competition and evaluated the patterns generated using three models: general, trophic guilds, and taxonomic guilds.All three assembly rules were tested in each model. The null hypothesis was corroborated in all F L X F C co-occurrence analyses. In addition, 11 analyses of the models using the W algorithm showed the same pattern observed previously. Three analyses using the W algorithm indicated that species cooccurred more frequently than expected by chance. According to analyses of co-occurrence and guild proportionality, the coexistence of muscid species is not regulated by constant body size ratios. In fl ies of the grasslands, no rule was identifi ed. Yet, a consensus did emerge from our analyses: species co-occur more frequently than expected by chance, indicating that aggregation is a recurring phenomenon among fl ies with saprophagous adults and predatory larvae. Therefore, competition does not seem to play an important role in the determination of muscid assemblages in the grasslands in Southern Brazil.

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Assembly rules in Muscid Fly assemblages in the grasslands Biome of Southern Brazil

Krüger¹,

Carvalho²,

Ribeiro³

2010

Neotrop. entomol.

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“…Muscina stabulans (Fallén), the false stable fl y, is a cosmopolitan species, very common in the Neotropics (Carvalho & Couri 2002, Carvalho et al 2005. In Argentina, its geographical range includes Salta, Buenos Aires, Tucumán (Shannon & Del Ponte 1926) and Río Negro (Malloch 1934) provinces.…”

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The population ecology of Muscina stabulans (Fallén) (Diptera: Muscidae), along an Urban-Rural Gradient of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Patitucci¹,

Mulieri²,

Mariluis³

et al. 2010

Neotrop. entomol.

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-The false stable fl y, Muscina stabulans (Fallén), was surveyed along an urban-rural gradient at Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Samples were taken at monthly intervals from May 2005 to April 2007. Hourly captures of adult fl ies (10:00 am -04:00 pm) were taken at each sampling date with a hand net. The baits used were 250 g of rotten cow liver and 250 g of fresh dog faeces exposed in shaded and sunny areas. The entire sample accumulated 358 specimens. The number of specimens captured during the second year was higher than in the fi rst year. Muscina stabulans was more abundant at urban-suburban sites. Females showed signifi cant preferences for cow liver. We caught more specimens in shaded areas. The hourly activity increased toward the afternoon at the three sites. The present work was the fi rst ecological study related to a muscid species in Argentina.

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“…After the original descriptions of the species, no other paper treated them, except catalogues (Séguy 1937;Pont 1972;Carvalho et al 1993Carvalho et al , 2005, keys to identification (Couri & de Carvalho 2002) and a short reference to the type specimen of M. ferruginea (Carvalho 1980). The distribution of the species of the genus is limited to the Neotropical region and, according to the present knowledge, is restricted to Bolivia and Peru.…”

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“…The genus was originally positioned among the Phaoninae, but in the current classification of Muscidae (Carvalho et al 2005), it is positioned within the subfamily Cyrtoneurininae.…”

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Revision of the Neotropical genus Mulfordia Malloch (Diptera, Muscidae)

Couri¹,

Fernandes²

2014

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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The genus Mulfordia (Diptera, Muscidae) was described by Malloch (1928) based on one female of Mulfordia ferruginea from Bolivia. The genus now includes three species, M. ferruginea Malloch, 1928, M. longipes (Stein, 1911 and M. secunda Snyder, 1951. Mulfordia longipes was originally described by Stein (1911) in Mydaea and posteriorly transferred to Mulfordia by Pont (1972).The genus is little known and very poorly represented in collections (practically only the type material). After the original descriptions of the species, no other paper treated them, except catalogues (Séguy 1937;Pont 1972;Carvalho et al. 1993Carvalho et al. , 2005, keys to identification (Couri & de Carvalho 2002) and a short reference to the type specimen of M. ferruginea (Carvalho 1980). The distribution of the species of the genus is limited to the Neotropical region and, according to the present knowledge, is restricted to Bolivia and Peru.Species of Mulfordia can be recognized by the absence of prealar seta, dorsocentrals 2+3, suprasquamal ridge setulose, katepisternals 1+2, posterior spiracle triangular and with a few black hairs on center, hind coxa setulose on posterior surface and R 4+5 with few short ventral setulae at base. The genus was originally positioned among the Phaoninae, but in the current classification of Muscidae (Carvalho et al. 2005), it is positioned within the subfamily Cyrtoneurininae.This paper aims to provide a revision of the three species included in Mulfordia, including redescriptions of the genus and of the species and a key to their identification. Complete redescriptions are presented, except for the terminalia of M. longipes and M. secunda as the dissections were not allowed by the curators of the museums where the material is deposited, due to the scarcity of specimens in the collections. Only the terminalia of the type-species, M. ferruginea, was dissected, described and illustrated. MATERIAL AND METHODSThe holotypes of M. ferruginea and M. longipes, deposited respectively at National Museum of Natural History (USNM) and Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde (SMT), were directly examined. The redescription of the holotype of M. secunda was based on photos gently sent by the Diptera curator and by the photographer of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), where the type is deposited. Personal notes of Dr. Dalci Albuquerque on the holotype were also used. The terminology followed McAlpine et al. (1981) and Stuckenberg (1999) Diagnosis. Male holoptic (M. longipes) or dichoptic (M. ferruginea). Arista plumose; prosternum bare; prealar absent; dorsocentrals 2+3; scutellum with cilia on margins; anepimeron with 1-3 short fine hairs on upper margin; suprasquamal ridge with fine cilia close to base; katepisternals 1+2, posterior spiracle triangular and with a few black hairs on center, meron with fine discal setulae; hind coxa haired on posterior surface; calcar absent; vein M 1+2 slightly curved at the apex to R 4+5 in M. ferruginea and straight in M. longipes and M. secunda, R 4+5 with few short ventra...

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A Catalogue of the Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region

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Assembly rules in Muscid Fly assemblages in the grasslands Biome of Southern Brazil

Assembly rules in Muscid Fly assemblages in the grasslands Biome of Southern Brazil

The population ecology of Muscina stabulans (Fallén) (Diptera: Muscidae), along an Urban-Rural Gradient of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Revision of the Neotropical genus Mulfordia Malloch (Diptera, Muscidae)

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