Ommatius: synonyms, new record, redescription of Ommatius erythropus and description of the female of Ommatius trifidus (Diptera: Asilidae: Ommatiinae)

By

Lima, Sheila
Vieira, Rodrigo
Camargo, Alexssandro
Chagas, Cínthia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-10-2

Original Publication

NeoBiota : advancing research on alien species and biological invasions

Volume

34

Pages

1--11

Subjects

Brachycera , costatus group , Neotropical , normus group

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sophia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.34.e20784

 

Abstract

Ommatius erythropus Schiner, 1867 is redescribed and a lectotype is established. The female of Ommatius trifidus Vieira, Bravo & Rafael, 2010 is described and a new record is provided. Ommatius ruficaudus Curran, 1928 is established as a new synonym of Ommatius pulcher (Engel, 1885). An identification key is presented to the Ommatius costatus species group. A map with the geographic records is provided.