A revision of the New World genera Brachylinga Irwin and Lyneborg and Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae) with the description of a new genus, Elcaribe Webb

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2006
Authors:D. W. Webb, Metz M. A.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:1288
Pagination:3-241
Date Published:Aug
Type of Article:Article
ISBN Number:1175-5326
Keywords:[Costa Rica / / ]., [Redescription, [US Virgin Islands / / ]., ] [Venezuela / / ]., / ]., & female, 104]., 158]., 162]., 164]., 18]., 182]., 1850, 1893, 191]., 218]., 233]., 237]., 34]., 52]., 57, 70]., 81]., 85]., Anguilla, Antigua and, Available name, Bahamas, Barbuda, Brachylinga, Brachylinga - Irwin & Lyneborg 1981 (Therevidae): [Revision, Brachylinga abdominalis - (Fabricius 1805) (Therevidae): [Syn nov, Brachylinga albifrons - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga albifrons [Venezuela / / ]., Brachylinga albiseta - (Malloch 1932) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga angustata - (Kroeber 1913) (Therevidae): [Status, Brachylinga antennata - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Nomen dubium, Brachylinga appendiculata - (Macquart 1840) (Therevidae): [Referred, Brachylinga attenuata - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga attenuata [Brazil / / ]., Brachylinga baccata - (Coquillet 1893) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga bicolor - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga bicolor [Mexico / / ] [Costa Rica / / ] [Nicaragua / /, Brachylinga chilensis - (Maquart 1840) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga cinerea - (Cole 1923) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga clausa - (Kroeber 1929) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga concava - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga concava [Costa Rica / / ] [Panama / / ]., Brachylinga curacaoensis - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga curacaoensis [Netherlands Antilles / / ]., Brachylinga divaricata, Brachylinga divaricata - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga fraterna - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga interrupta (Kroeber 1911), Brachylinga laculata, Brachylinga laculata - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga mexicana - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga mexicana [Mexico / / ] [California / / ]., Brachylinga mimica, Brachylinga mimica - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga monensis - (Curran 1926) (Therevidae): [Referred to, Brachylinga morata - (Coquillett 1893) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga ornata - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga ornatifrons - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga parvula - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Referred to, Brachylinga pavida - (Coquillett 1893) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga pilosa (Kroeber 1911), Brachylinga punctifrons - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Brachylinga pygmaea - Kroeber 1911 (Therevidae): [Referred to, Brachylinga sericeifrons - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae):, Brachylinga tridentata, Brachylinga tridentata - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Brachylinga vexans - (Curran 1926) (Therevidae): [Referred to, Brachylinga xanthoperna - Irwin & Webb 1992 (Therevidae):, Brazil, British Virgin, Central America, Comb nov, Combination, Costa Rica, Cuba, Description, designated, digita, Dominican, Elcaribe, Elcaribe - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Gen nov, Elcaribe abdominalis - (Fabricius 1805) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Elcaribe anguilla - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe anguilla [Anguilla / / ]., Elcaribe bahamaensis, Elcaribe bahamaensis - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe bifidus, Elcaribe bifidus - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe elongatus - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe elongatus [Bahamas / / ] [Dominican Republic / / ]., Elcaribe glabrus, Elcaribe glabrus - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe guanaensis - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe guanaensis [British Virgin Islands / / ] [Puerto Rico / / ], Elcaribe laticornis - (Loew 1869) (Therevidae): [Comb nov, Elcaribe longicaudus - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe longicaudus [Antigua and Barbuda / / ]., Elcaribe monensis - (Curran 1926) (Therevidae): [Comb nov, Elcaribe monensis (Curran 1926), Elcaribe obscura - (Coquillett 1893) (Therevidae): [Comb nov, Elcaribe obscurus - (Coquillett 1893) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Elcaribe paniculus - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe paniculus [Saint Kitts and Nevis / / ]., Elcaribe pygmaea - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Comb nov, Elcaribe scarbroughi - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe scarbroughi [Bahamas / / ]., Elcaribe starki - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe starki [Cuba / / ]., Elcaribe stellus - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Elcaribe stellus [Dominican, Elcaribe vexans - (Curran 1926) (Therevidae): [Comb nov, female, from Brachylinga, from Psilocephala, genus Elcaribe, Guatemala, Islands, Key, Key to species, Land zones, Lysilinga, Lysilinga - Irwin & Lyneborg 1981 (Therevidae): [Revision, Lysilinga aurantiaca - (Coquillett 1904) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Lysilinga chamela, Lysilinga chamela - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga crassiseta, Lysilinga crassiseta - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga digita - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga dolichophalla - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga dolichophalla [Guatemala / / ]., Lysilinga maculifrons (Kroeber 1928), Lysilinga nigra, Lysilinga nigra - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga occipitalis - (Adams 1904) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Lysilinga parkeri, Lysilinga parkeri - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga pilifrons - (Kroeber 1928) (Therevidae): [Redescription, Lysilinga recta - Webb 2006 (Therevidae): [Sp nov, Lysilinga recta [Mexico /, Lysilinga subrufa Cole 1923, Male, Male &, Male & female, Males & females, Males & females separately keyed, Mexico, Nearctic region, Neotropical, Netherlands Antilles, Nevis, new, New genus, New taxa, Nomenclature, North America, nov, Of, p., p. 100]., p. 101]., p. 102]., p. 105, P. 11, p. 124]., p. 129, p. 129]., P. 13]., P. 131, p. 140]., p. 143]., p. 146, p. 146]., p. 155]., p. 158, p. 158]., p. 159, P. 167]., P. 170]., P. 172]., P. 175]., p. 178]., P. 180]., p. 182]., p. 183, P. 188]., P. 194]., P. 198]., P. 200, P. 207]., p. 208]., P. 215]., P. 220]., P. 222]., P. 224]., p. 226]., p. 227, P. 229]., p. 233, P. 235]., P. 237]., p. 238, p. 238]., p. 32]., p. 36]., p. 39]., p. 57]., p. 58, p. 58]., P. 60, p. 64]., p. 68]., P. 74]., P. 77]., p. 80]., P. 88]., p. 91]., p. 93]., Penniverpa, Penniverpa parvula - (Kroeber 1911) (Therevidae): [Comb nov, Psilocephala, Psilocephala baccata - Coquillet 1893 (Therevidae): [Lectotype, Psilocephala laticornis - Loew 1869 (Therevidae): [Referred to, Psilocephala morata - Coquillett 1893 (Therevidae): [Lectotype, Psilocephala obscura - Coquillett 1893 (Therevidae): [Designated type, Psilocephala ornata - Kroeber 1911 (Therevidae): [Neotype designated, Psilocephala platycera - Loew 1872 (Therevidae): [Status, Psilocephala sericeifrons - Kroeber 1911 (Therevidae): [Lectotype, Psilocephala squamosa Hardy 1943, Redescription, Referred to, region, Republic, Republic / / ]., Saint Kitts and, Scepsis, Scepsis appendiculata - (Macquart 1840) (Tabanidae): [Comb nov, Scepsis nivalis Walker, separately keyed, South America, species for new genus, subfamily Therevinae, Syn, Syn nov, Synonymy, Systematics, Taxonomic position, Taxonomy, Thereva chilensis - Maquart 1840 (Therevidae): [Lectotype designated, to, Transferred, Transferred from, Transferred from Brachylinga, Transferred from Psilocephala, Transferred from Thereva, Type material, Type species, Type species Psilocephala obscura Coquillett, Unjustifiable new name, USA, Venezuela, West Indies
Abstract:

The species of the New World genera Brachylinga Irwin and Lyneborg, Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg, and Elcaribe Webb, gen. nov. are described or redescribed with illustrations of the genitalia and, for most species, a map of its distribution. Keys are provided to identify the species within each genus. Brachylinga includes 24 species, ten of which ( Brachylinga albifrons Webb, sp. nov., B. attenuata Webb, sp. nov., B. bicolor Webb, sp. nov., B. concava Webb, sp. nov., B. curacaoensis Webb, sp. nov., B. divaricata Webb, sp. nov., B. laculata Webb, sp. nov., B. mexicana Webb, sp. nov., B. mimica Webb, sp. nov., and B. tridentata Webb, sp. nov.) are new to science. Brachylinga antennata ( Krober) is considered a nomen dubium. Brachylinga interrupta ( Krober) is synonomized under B. chilensis ( Macquart) and B. pilosa ( Krober) is synonomized under B. pavida ( Coquillett). The genus Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg is revised and includes 10 species in North and Central America. Lysilinga chamela Webb, sp. nov., L. crassiseta Webb, sp. nov., L. digita Webb, sp. nov., L. dolichophalla Webb, sp. nov., L. nigra Webb, sp. nov., L. parkeri Webb, sp. nov., and L. recta Webb, sp. nov. are new to science. Lysilinga maculifrons (Krober) is synonomized under L. pilifrons ( Krober) and L. subrufa ( Cole) is synonomized under L. occipitalis ( Adams). Elcaribe is described as a new genus and includes 14 species restricted to the Caribbean. Elcaribe anguilla Webb, sp. nov., E. bahamaensis Webb, sp. nov., E. bifidus Webb, sp. nov., E. elongatus Webb, sp. nov., E. glabrus Webb, sp. nov., E. guanaensis Webb, sp. nov., E. longicaudus Webb, sp. nov., E. paniculus Webb, sp. nov., E. scarbroughi Webb, sp. nov., E. starki Webb, sp. nov., and E. stellus Webb, sp. nov. are new to science. Brachylinga abdominalis ( Fabricius), B. monensis ( Curran), B. obscura ( Coquillett), B. laticornis ( Loew), and B. squamosa ( Hardy) are placed in the genus Elcaribe. Brachylinga monensis ( Curran) is synonomized under Elcaribe abdominalis ( Fabricius) and B. squamosa ( Hardy) is synonomized under Elcaribe obscurus ( Coquillett). Psilocephala platycera Loew is determined to be an unjustified new name of Psilocephala laticornis Loew. Brachylinga parvula ( Krober) is placed in the genus Penniverpa ( Therevidae), and Brachylinga appendiculata ( Macquart) is determined to be a senior subjective synonym of Scepsis nivalis Walker ( Tabanidae).
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Taxonomic name: 
Scepsis (Taxonomy)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith