Description of Muscotabanus gen. nov. and Muscotabanus rafaeli sp. nov. (Diptera: Tabanidae: Diachlorini) from Amazon Basin, Brazil

A new genus of Tabanidae mimetic of flies is described: Muscotabanus new genus, Muscotabanus rafaeli new species, based on 12 females collected in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is presented a discussion for separating the new genus from Diachlorini species which resemblance with sarcophagids fli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2013-05, Vol.108 (3), p.383-385
Hauptverfasser: Henriques, Augusto Loureiro, Krolow, Tiago Kütter
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A new genus of Tabanidae mimetic of flies is described: Muscotabanus new genus, Muscotabanus rafaeli new species, based on 12 females collected in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is presented a discussion for separating the new genus from Diachlorini species which resemblance with sarcophagids flies. It is characterised by striped thorax, banded abdomen, long slender palpus subequal antenna length, labella predominantly membranous, except for a narrow sclerotised plate, basicosta bare, wing hyaline and stigma brown.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060
1678-8060
0074-0276
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762013000300018