A new synonym for Zelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Tachinidae), the genus Opsozelia Townsend, 1919, with the description of three new species

By

Dios, Rodrigo
Santis, Marcelo Domingos de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

880

Pages

113--133

Subjects

Description , Dexiinae , parasitoid , redescription , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.880.35482

 

Abstract

The monotypic tachinid genusOpsozeliaTownsend, 1919 (Diptera: Tachinidae) is synonymized withZeliaRobineau-Desvoidy 1830,syn. nov. The single species ofOpsozelia,O. discalisTownsend, 1919, is redescribed asZelia discalis,comb. nov., based on examination of the holotype from Guyana and additional material from Suriname, Brazil and Paraguay. Three new species ofZeliasimilar toZ. discalisare described from Brazil:Z. magnasp. nov.,Z. guimaraesisp. nov.andZ. formosasp. nov. These four species are treated informally as theZelia discalisspecies group. An identification key to the species of this species group is provided based on male specimens. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for the male terminalia of all species and for the female terminalia of one species,Z. guimaraesi.