Taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical hover fly genus Senaspis Macquart (Diptera, Syrphidae)

By

De Meyer, Marc
Goergen, Georg
Jordaens, Kurt

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1003

Pages

83--160

Subjects

Africa , DNA barcoding , Eristalinae , Flower fly

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1003.56557

 

Abstract

The representatives of the Afrotropical hover fly genusSenaspisMacquart (Diptera) are revised. In total, ten species are recognized.Senaspis apophysata(Bezzi) is herewith placed as junior synonym ofS. flavicepsMacquart,S. livida(Bezzi) is herewith placed as junior synonym ofS. dentipes(Macquart) andS. griseifacies(Bezzi) is herewith placed as junior synonym ofS. haemorrhoa(Gerstaecker). All species are redescribed and an identification key is provided. DNA barcoding analysis (7 species, 64 barcodes) showed that the technique can be used to unambiguously identify the species. The relationships among the differentSenaspisspecies are discussed based on morphological and DNA data.