Micropotamia, gen.n. of neotropical muscidae (Diptera, Azeliinae), with comments on allied azeliini genera

Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751992000200009

Abstract

A new genus, Micropotamia, is erected for Phaonia minuscula Albuquerque, 1955 [type-species of the genus], Phaonia cilitibia Albuquerque, 1955 and Azelia amazonica Albuquerque & Lopes, 1982. A key to these three species is given. The female of Micropotamia amazonica is described for the first time, from Roraima. Some character-states of phylogenetic importance and affinities with world Azeliini genera are discussed. Megophyra Emden, 1965 and Potamia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 are considered to be most closely related to Micropotamia, gen.n.

Muscidae; Azeliini; phylogenetic relationships

Micropotamia, gen.n. of neotropical muscidae (Diptera, Azeliinae), with comments on allied azeliini genera¹ 1 Contribuição número 768 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Claudio José Barros de Carvalho

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-970 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. CNPq fellow

ABSTRACT

A new genus, Micropotamia, is erected for Phaonia minuscula Albuquerque, 1955 [type-species of the genus], Phaonia cilitibia Albuquerque, 1955 and Azelia amazonica Albuquerque & Lopes, 1982. A key to these three species is given. The female of Micropotamia amazonica is described for the first time, from Roraima. Some character-states of phylogenetic importance and affinities with world Azeliini genera are discussed. Megophyra Emden, 1965 and Potamia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 are considered to be most closely related to Micropotamia, gen.n.

Key words: Micropotamia, Muscidae, Azeliini, phylogenetic relationships

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. This paper was written at The Natural History Museum, London, with support from "Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico" (CNPq), and The British Council. For information on types in their care, I am grateful to M.S. Couri (MNRJ), J.A. Rafael (INPA) and to D.S. Amorim (Universidade São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto), and M.S. Couri for critical reading. I am also very grateful to Adrian C. Pont [Hope Entomological Collection, Oxford] for his valuable comments and suggestions during the preparation of this paper and for revising the English languague. This paper is offered in homage to Prof. Dr. Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure, founder of the Departament of Zoology at the Universidade Federal do Paraná, on the occasion of his 80

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES

Recebido em 01.III.1993; aceito em 11.VIII.1993.

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Contribuição número 768 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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06 Aug 2009
Date of issue
1992

History

Received
01 Mar 1993
Accepted
11 Aug 1993

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[1] ALBUQUERQUE, D. DE O. 1955. Fauna do Distrito Federal: XXXV. Três novas espécies de Phaoninae (Diptera-Muscidae). An. Acad. bras. Cienc. 27 (3): 373-380.

[2] ALBUQUERQUE, D. DE O. & S.M.R. LOPES. 1982. Sobre duas espécies novas de Muscidae da Amazonia pertencentes às subfamilias Muscinae e Cyrtoneurininae. Bolm Mus. Para. Emilio Goeldi, Ser. Zool. 117: 8p.

[3] CARVALHO, C.J.B. DE. 1981. Dendrophaonia plumata, sp.n. e Phaonia giacomeli, sp.n. da região Neotropical (Diptera, Muscidae). Revta bras. Ent. 25 (2): 141-144.

[4] ______. 1983. Considerações sobre Phaonia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Muscidae) e descrição de novas especies da região neotropical. Revta bras. Ent. 27 (3/4): 243-257.

[5] ______. 1989a. Revisão das espécies e posição sistemática de Palpibracus Rondani (Diptera, Muscidae). Revta bras. Zool. 6 (2): 325-376.

[6] ______. 1989b. Classificação de Muscidae (Diptera): uma proposta através da análise cladística. Revta bras. Zool. 6 (4): 627-648.

[7] ______. 1993. Dolichophaonia, gen.n. (Diptera, Muscidae, Phaoniinae): descrições, novas combinações, sinonimias e chave para as espécies. Revta bras. Ent. 37 (1): 19-34.

[8] CARVALHO, C.J.B. DE & M.S. COURI. 1991. Muscidae, Fanniidae e Calliphoridae (Diptera) do Projeto Maracá, Roraima, Brasil. Acta Amazonica 21: 35-43.

[9] FAN, Z. 1992. Key to the common flies of China. 2ª ed. Beijing, 992p.

[10] HENNIG, W. 1965. Vorarbeiten zu einem phylogenetischen System der Muscidae (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 141: 100p.

[11] HUCKETT, H.C. 1965. Muscidae, p. 869-915. In: Stone, A.; C. W. Sabrosky; W. W. Wirth; R. H. Foote & J. Coulson (eds.). A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico. U. S. Dep. Agric. Agric. Handbook No. 276: IV + 1696p.

[12] HUCKETT, H.C & J.R. VOCKETOTH. 1987. Muscidae, p. 1115-1131. In: McALPINE, J.F.; B.V. PERTERSON; G.E. SHEWELL; H.J. TESKEY; J.R. VOCKEROTH & D.M. WOOD (eds.). Manual of Nearctic Diptera 2: 675-1332, Monograph No. 28, Agriculture Canada Ottawa, p. 675-1332.

[13] McALPINE, J.R. 1989. Phylogeny and classification of the Muscomorpha, p. 1397-1518. In: McALPINE, J.F. & D.M. WOOD (eds.). Manual of Nearctic Diptera 3. Monograph No. 32, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, p. 1333-1581.

[14] MICHELSEN, V. 1978. Cryptophyra lundbecki, n.gen. et n.sp. from North Europe, with some notes on hydrotaeine genera (Diptera: Muscidae). Ent. scand. 9 (2): 85-92.

[15] ______. 1991. Revision of the aberrant New world genus Coenosopsia (Diptera, Anthomyiidae), with a discussion of anthomyiid relationships. Syst. Entomol. 16: 85-105.

[16] PONT, A.C. 1972. Family Muscidae. In: A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States 97. São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 111p.

[17] ______. 1977. Family Muscidae, p. 451-523. In: DELFINADO, D. & D.E. HARDY (eds.). A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. 3. Suborder Cyclorrhapha (excluding Division Aschiza). Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 854p.

[18] ______. 1986. Family Muscidae, p. 57-215. In: A. SOÓS & L. PAPP (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera 11, Scathophagidae-Hypodermatidae. Budapest, 346p.

[19] SHINONAGA, S. & R. KANO. 1971. Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera), I.In: Fauna japonica 1. Tokyo, Academy Press of Japan, 242p.

[20] SKIDMORE, P. 1985. The biology of Muscidae of the world. Series ent. 29: 550p.