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The genus Chrysopilus in New Caledonia (Diptera: Rhagionidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2012

Donald W. Webb
Donald W. Webb
Affiliation:
Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 South Oak Street, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States of America (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

Seventeen new species of Chrysopilus Macquart are described from New Caledonia with illustrations of the male head, wing, and genitalia. The new species are C. bicoloratus sp. nov., C. brunneabdominalis sp. nov., C. caliginosus sp. nov., C. chazeaui sp. nov., C. everti sp. nov., C. irwini sp. nov., C. frankmcalpinei sp. nov., C. mandjelia sp. nov., C. melinus sp. nov., C. noumea sp. nov., C. petersoni sp. nov., C. plautifrons sp. nov., C. sarramea sp. nov., C. shewelli sp. nov., C. teskeyi sp. nov., C. vockerothi sp. nov., and C. woodi sp. nov. Keys are provided to identify the species from New Caledonia.

Résumé

Dix-sept nouvelles espèces de Chrysopilus Macquart de Nouvelle-Calédonie sont décrites et accompagnées d'illustrations de la tête et des organes génitaux des mâles. Ces nouvelles espèces sont C. bicoloratus sp. nov., C. brunneabdominalis sp. nov., C. caliginosus sp. nov., C. chazeaui sp. nov., C. everti sp. nov., C. irwini sp. nov., C. frankmcalpinei sp. nov., C. mandjelia sp. nov., C. melinus sp. nov., C. noumea sp. nov., C. petersoni sp. nov., C. plautifrons sp. nov., C. sarramea sp. nov., C. shewelli sp. nov., C. teskeyi sp. nov., C. vockerothi sp. nov., et C. woodi sp. nov. Les clés d'identification des espèces de Nouvelle-Calédonie sont fournies.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 143 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 706 - 734
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2011

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