A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China

Cheng, Xinyue; Thompson, F. Christian

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3

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“…The results of Hippa and Ståhls (2005) (based on an extended set of adult morphological characters) differed from those previously mentioned by the placement of ( Neoascia Williston, 1886 + Sphegina Meigen, 1822) as sister-group to all other Syrphidae. However, all of these authors treated the Microdontinae as a subfamily, as did Cheng and Thompson (2008). Speight (2010) has, however, continued to use familial rank.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Generic or subgeneric ranks as indicated by Cheng and Thompson (2008) are mostly maintained, unless these are contradicted by the results of the phylogenetic analyses of Reemer and Ståhls (in press). This is mainly relevant in the case of the genus Microdon .…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Cheng and Thompson (2008) introduced a few more with special relevance to Microdontinae. For some characters used in the present paper, these works do not provide applicable terms.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Two keys to genera and generic groups of Microdontinae have been published previously: Hull (1949) and Cheng and Thompson (2008). Characters used in those keys have been considered and some are also used here, but many new characters were necessary to accomodate for new genera and redefined genera.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cheng and Thompson (2008) gave an extensive overview of generic names of Microdontinae, which formed the starting point for the present paper. Since Meigen (1803) introduced the name Microdon , 59 genus-group names applicable to Microdontinae have been introduced (misspellings excluded) (Fig.…”

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Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Reemer¹,

Ståhls²

2013

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With 552 species group names available (excluding misspellings), the Microdontinae constitute the smallest of the three subfamilies of Syrphidae. Paradoxically, this subfamily is taxonomically the least organized of the three: 388 species names were previously classified in a single genus, Microdon Meigen, 1803. The present paper introduces a new generic classification of the Microdontinae, relying partly on the results of phylogenetic analyses of morphological and molecular data as published in other papers, and partly on examination of primary type specimens of 347 taxa, plus additional material, and original descriptions. A total number of 67 genus group names (excluding misspellings) are evaluated, redescribed, diagnosed and discussed, with several implications for their taxonomic status. Of these, 43 names are considered as valid genera, 7 as subgenera, 17 as synonyms. Two generic names (Ceratoconcha Simroth, 1907, Nothomicrodon Wheeler, 1924) are left unplaced, because they are known from immature stages only and cannot be reliably associated with taxa known from adults. The following 10 new genera are described by Reemer: Domodon, Heliodon, Laetodon, Menidon, Mermerizon, Metadon, Peradon, Piruwa, Sulcodon and Thompsodon. A key to all genera, subgenera and species groups is given. A total number of 26 new species are described in the following genera: Archimicrodon Hull, 1945, Ceratrichomyia Séguy, 1951, Domodon, Furcantenna Cheng, 2008, Heliodon, Indascia Keiser, 1958, Kryptopyga Hull, 1944, Masarygus Brèthes. 1908, Mermerizon, Metadon, Microdon, Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923, Piruwa, Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937, Rhopalosyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891, and Thompsodon. New lectotypes are designated for Ceratrichomyia behara Séguy, 1951 and Microdon iheringi Bezzi, 1910. A total number of 267 new combinations of species and genera are proposed. New synonyms are proposed for 19 species group names. Three replacement names are introduced for primary and secondary junior homonyms: Microdon shirakii nom. n. (= Microdon tuberculatus Shiraki, 1968, primary homonym of Microdon tuberculatus de Meijere, 1913), Paramixogaster brunettii nom. n. (= Mixogaster vespiformis Brunetti, 1913, secondary homonym of Microdon vespiformis de Meijere, 1908), Paramixogaster sacki nom. n. (= Myxogaster variegata Sack, 1922, secondary homonym of Ceratophya variegata Walker, 1852). An attempt is made to classify all available species names into (sub)genera and species groups. The resulting classification comprises 454 valid species and 98 synonyms (excluding misspellings), of which 17 valid names and three synonyms are left unplaced. The paper concludes with a discussion on diagnostic characters of Microdontinae.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Cheng and Thompson (2008) introduced a few more with special relevance to Microdontinae. For some characters used in the present paper, these works do not provide applicable terms.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Key To Genera and Species Groupsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)

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2013

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The phylogeny and evolutionary ecology of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from mitochondrial genomes

Wong

Norman

Creedy

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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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What does the Southern Brazilian Coastal Plain tell about its diversity? Syrphidae (Diptera) as a model

Kirst

Marinoni

Krüger

2017

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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The natural areas of the Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul (CPRS) have suffered fragmentation due to anthropic action. The faunal surveys offer a low-cost method to quickly evaluate environmental alterations, and Syrphidae flies are often used as models in this kind of study. We aimed to ascertain the diversity of Syrphidae in the South region of Brazil by estimating its species' richness, and to use this data to identify new areas for conservation. In this survey Malaise traps were installed for 8 days in the CPRS, which was divided into five regions. Each region was subdivided into seven collecting areas and each of those areas received four traps, totaling 140 traps. A total of 456 Syrphidae individuals from 18 genera and 49 species were collected. In Region 1, there were nine exclusive species; in Region 2, there were three; in Region 3, there were 13, ten of which came from Estação Ecológica do Taim (ESEC Taim). In the Individual-based rarefaction analysis, Region 1 possessed the largest number of expected species out of the regions in the CPRS; we found 97% of these species. This insect collection effort, as one of the first in the CPRS, has broadened the known geographic distributions of 11 species of Syrphidae, and also indicated areas to be conserved. Additionally, it gave support for expanding ESEC Taim and creating new areas of conservation in Region 1, in Arroio Pelotas and Arroio Corrientes.

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A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China

Cited by 29 publications

References 26 publications

Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)

The phylogeny and evolutionary ecology of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from mitochondrial genomes

What does the Southern Brazilian Coastal Plain tell about its diversity? Syrphidae (Diptera) as a model

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