Taxonomy of Neomuscina Townsend (Diptera, Muscidae) from Brazil

Abstract

Neomuscina Townsend includes 41 species distributed throughout the Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. Although the genus has a large number of species, it has been ignored and its taxonomy is confusing and has many flaws. In this work we analyzed the following species recorded for Brazil: Neomuscina atincta Snyder, N. atincticosta Snyder, N. capalta Snyder, N. currani Snyder, N. douradensis Lopes & Khouri, N. goianensis Lopes & Khouri, N. inflexa (Stein), N. instabilis Snyder, N. mediana Snyder, N. mimosa Lopes & Khouri, N. neosimilis Snyder, N. nigricosta Snyder, N. paramediana Lopes & Khouri, N. pictipennis pictipennis (Bigot), N. ponti Lopes & Khouri, N. sanespra Snyder, N. schadei Snyder, N. similata Snyder, N. stabilis (Stein), N. transporta Snyder, N. vitoriae Lopes & Khouri and N. zosteris (Shannon & Del Ponte). Neomuscina nigricosta and N. transporta are new distribution records for Brazil. Three new species are described: Neomuscina anajeensis sp. nov. from Anagé (Bahia), Neomuscina maculata sp. nov. from Botelhos (Minas Gerais) and Neomuscina snyderi sp. nov. from Mata de São João (Bahia). An identification key based on the morphological characters of both male and female is provided. Species distributions are discussed and updated, and the number of species now recorded for Brazil is 29.

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“…de Carvalho 2002, Couri 2007, 2010, Gregor et al 2002, Nihei & de Carvalho 2009, Zimin & Eldberg 1988) and species (e.g. de Carvalho 2002, Savage 2003, Nihei & de Carvalho 2007b, Pereira-Colavite & de Carvalho 2012, Pont 1967, 1969, Schuehli & de Carvalho 2005. Table 1).…”

The Muscidae (Diptera) from the Atlantic Forest of Serra de Paranapiacaba, southestern Brazil

“…The specimens were recognized until the genera and species level, using identification keys in Carvalho (2002). When necessary, taxonomic revisions were consulted, containing updated identification keys and descriptions (e.g., Pereira-Colavite & Carvalho, 2012;Nihei & Carvalho, 2007;among others).…”

“…The specimens were recognized until the genera and species level, using identification keys in Carvalho (2002). When necessary, taxonomic revisions were consulted, containing updated identification keys and descriptions (e.g., Pereira-Colavite & Carvalho, 2012;Nihei & Carvalho, 2007;among others). All studied material was pinned and, in most cases, males and/or females were dissected to study their terminalia, which were compared to drawings and descriptions in the literature.…”

“…5). Previous studies have demonstrated that tropical insect abundance decreases in the dry season (e.g., Pinheiro et al, 2002;Da Silva et al, 2011), but far less than in temperate zones (Wolda, 1988). The pairwise test comparing summer and spring resulted in a statistically relevant difference, but after Bonferroni Correction, this difference was not considered statistically significant (Table 4).…”

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“…The specimens were identified in the laboratory using identification keys (Pamplona 1999;Carvalho 2002;Nihei and Carvalho 2007b;Haseyama and Carvalho 2012b;Pereira-Colavite and Carvalho 2012 Cyrtoneuropsis neotrita (Snyder, 1954) xii. 26.2006-i.11.2007 (Table 1).…”