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DESCRIPTIONS AND SUBFAMILY CLASSIFICATION OF SOME UNUSUAL PHORIDAE (DIPTERA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Brian V. Brown
Affiliation:
Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA 90007

Abstract

A new species, Platydipteron balli (type locality near San José, Costa Rica), and first male specimens of Platydipteron are described. Based on these specimens, the genus is transferred from the Aenigmatiinae to the Metopininae. Male terminalia of Postoptica platypezoidea are described, and the genus is placed in the subfamily Phorinae.

Résumé

Une nouvelle espèce, Platydipteron balli (localité type près de San José, Costa Rica), et les premiers mâles de Platydipteron jamais rencontrés sont décrits ici. Après examen de ces spécimens, le genre est transféré des Aenigmatiinae aux Metopininae. Les pièces génitales mâles de Postoptica platypezoidea sont également décrites et le genre est classé dans la sous-famille des Phorinae.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1994

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