New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico

By

Ávalos-Hernández, Omar
Kits, Joel
Trujano Ortega, Marysol
García-Vázquez, Uri Omar
Cano Santana, Zenón

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

422

Pages

49-85

Subjects

Biodiversity , desert fauna , distribution expansion , Nearctic region

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.422.7598

 

Abstract

Forty one new records of species of Bombyliidae are reported for Coahuila in northeastern Mexico. Nine of these species are reported for the first time for the country. The specimens were collected in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin and Sierra La Madera mountains during 2007–2013. The modified distributions of species are discussed. The gaps in the distribution of many species suggest an undersampling of this group of insects in the north of Mexico.