Revision of Polietina Schnabl &amp; Dziedzicki (Diptera, Muscidae) and considerations on its new systematic position

Couri, Márcia Souto; Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751997000200002

Abstract

Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 has been placed in different subfamilies mainly based on chaetotaxy and general morphology of adults. This genus has most recently been placed in Reinwardtiinae on the basis of larval characters. The male terminalia, however, indicates that Polietina is phylogenetically close to the basal group of Muscinae. By the analysis of all available type material, the genus and nine species are redescribed: P. bicolor Albuquerque; P. distincta Couri & Lopes; P. flavithorax (Stein); P. major Albuquerque; P. minor Albuquerque; P. orbitalis (Stein); P. rubella (Wulp); P. steini (Enderlein) and P. concinna (Wulp) which is revalided and lectotype designated. Neotypes are proposed to Polietina flavithorax and to Polietina orbitalis. Polietina wulpi is proposed as a new species. A key is also presented.

Diptera; Muscidae; Polietina; systematic position; taxonomy

Revision of Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki (Diptera, Muscidae) and considerations on its new systematic position¹ 1 Contribuition number 985 of the Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Márcia Souto Couri^I; Claudio José Barros de Carvalho^II

^IMuseu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Fellow of the CNPq. E-mail: mcourimn@omega.lncc.br

^IIDepartamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. Fellow of the CNPq. E-mail: cjbcarva@bio.ufpr.br

ABSTRACT

Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 has been placed in different subfamilies mainly based on chaetotaxy and general morphology of adults. This genus has most recently been placed in Reinwardtiinae on the basis of larval characters. The male terminalia, however, indicates that Polietina is phylogenetically close to the basal group of Muscinae. By the analysis of all available type material, the genus and nine species are redescribed: P. bicolor Albuquerque; P. distincta Couri & Lopes; P. flavithorax (Stein); P. major Albuquerque; P. minor Albuquerque; P. orbitalis (Stein); P. rubella (Wulp); P. steini (Enderlein) and P. concinna (Wulp) which is revalided and lectotype designated. Neotypes are proposed to Polietina flavithorax and to Polietina orbitalis. Polietina wulpi is proposed as a new species. A key is also presented.

Key Words: Diptera, Muscidae, Polietina, systematic position, taxonomy

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We are grateful to the curators of the Institutions by the loan of the material and to Dr. AdriAn c. Pont [UMO] for the valuable comments and suggestions during the stay of CJBC in The Natural History Museum, London, during a one year period, thanks the "Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq" (Proc. 200.003-92.5) and "The British Council" financial support. MSC counted with the support of the "FundaÇão Universitária José Bonifácio, FUJB" Proc. 5295-7).

Recebido em 07.VI.1996; aceito em 22.V.1997.

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Bigot, J.M.F. 1884. Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 25e. partie. XXXIII. Anthomyzides nouvelles. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 4 (6):263-304, [1885]
Carvalho, C.J.B. de. 1989. Revisão das espécies e posição sistemática de Palpibracus Rondani (Diptera, Muscidae). Revta bras. Zool. 6 (2):325-375.
Carvalho, C.J.B. de; M.S. Couri; A.C. Pont; D.M. Pamplona & S.M. Lopes. 1993. A Catalogue of the Fanniidae and Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical region. II. Muscidae. São Paulo, Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, 201 p.
Collin, J.L. 1948. On the classification of the genera allied to Musca L. (Dipt.). Proc. R. Ent. Soc. London B17:125-127.
Couri, M.S. & S.M. Lopes. 1987. Descrição de Polietina distincta, sp.n. (Diptera, Muscidae, Cyrtoneurininae). Rev. Brasil. Biol. 47 (4):629-631.
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______. 1921b. Notes of some of van der Wulp's species of North American Anthomyiidae (Diptera). Ent. News 32:40-45.
______. 1923. Flies of Anthomyiid genus Phaonia and related genera. Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 48:227-282, [1922]
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Pont, A.C. 1972. A Catalogue of the Diptera of the America South of the United States. 97. Family Muscidae. São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 111 p.
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______. 1907. Revision der Bigot'schen und einiger von Macquart beschriebenen ausser-europaischen Anthomyiden (Dipt.). Z. syst. Hymenopt. Dipterol. 7:209-217 e 273-293.
______. 1911. Die von Schnuse in Südamerika gefangenem Anthomyiden. Arch. Naturgesch. 77(1):61-1898.
______. 1918. Zur weitern Kenntnis aussereuropäischer Anthomyiden. Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 16:147-244.
______. 1919. Die Anthomyidengattungen der Welt, analytisch bearbeitet, nebst einem kritisch-systematischen Verzeichnis aller aussereuropaischen Arten. Arch. Naturgesch. 83 (A1):85-178, [1917]
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1997

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[1] Albuquerque, D. de O. 1956. Fauna do Distrito Federal XIII. Sobre o gênero Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911, com descrições de espécies novas (Diptera, Muscidae). Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro (Zoologia) 1391:1-31.

[2] Bigot, J.M.F. 1884. Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 25e. partie. XXXIII. Anthomyzides nouvelles. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 4 (6):263-304, [1885]

[3] Carvalho, C.J.B. de. 1989. Revisão das espécies e posição sistemática de Palpibracus Rondani (Diptera, Muscidae). Revta bras. Zool. 6 (2):325-375.

[4] Carvalho, C.J.B. de; M.S. Couri; A.C. Pont; D.M. Pamplona & S.M. Lopes. 1993. A Catalogue of the Fanniidae and Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical region. II. Muscidae. São Paulo, Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, 201 p.

[5] Collin, J.L. 1948. On the classification of the genera allied to Musca L. (Dipt.). Proc. R. Ent. Soc. London B17:125-127.

[6] Couri, M.S. & S.M. Lopes. 1987. Descrição de Polietina distincta, sp.n. (Diptera, Muscidae, Cyrtoneurininae). Rev. Brasil. Biol. 47 (4):629-631.

[7] Curran, C.H. 1934. The Diptera of Kartabo, Bartica District, British Guiana, with descriptions of new species from other British Guiana localities. Bull. Amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 66:287-532.

[8] Enderlein, G. 1927. Dipterologische Studien. XVIII. Konowia 6:50-56.

[9] Ferrar, P. 1987. A guide to the breeding habits and immature stages of Diptera Cyclorrapha. Entomograph, 8. Leiden & Copenhagen, E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press, 907p.

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

[11] Macquart, J. 1846a. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Supplément. Mém. Soc. Sci. Agric. Lille. 1844:133-366.

[12] ______. 1846b. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Supplément. Mém. Soc. Sci. Agric. Lille. 1844:5-238 [reprinted]

[13] Malloch, J.R. 1921a. Exotic Muscaridae (Diptera). I. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 7 (9):161-173.

[14] ______. 1921b. Notes of some of van der Wulp's species of North American Anthomyiidae (Diptera). Ent. News 32:40-45.

[15] ______. 1923. Flies of Anthomyiid genus Phaonia and related genera. Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 48:227-282, [1922]

[16] ______. 1928. Exotic Muscaridae. (Diptera) - XXII. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 2(10):307-319.

[17] Pont, A.C. 1972. A Catalogue of the Diptera of the America South of the United States. 97. Family Muscidae. São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 111 p.

[18] ______. 1986. Family Muscidae, p. 57-215. In: A. Soós & L. Papp (Ed.). Catalogue of the Paleartic Diptera. Budapest, Hungarian Natural History Museum, vol. 11.

[19] Schnabl, J & H. Dziedzicki. 1911. Die Anthomyiden. Nova Acta Acad. Caesar. Leop.-Carol. 95:55-358.

[20] Séguy, E. 1935. Études sur les Anthomyiides. 9e. 10e et 11e notes. 9 note - Trois Phaoniines nouveaux de Madagascar. Encycl. ent. Serie B. II:97-103.

[21] ______. 1937. Diptera, Family Muscidae. In: P. Wystman (Ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles, fasc. 205, 604 p.

[22] Skidmore, P. 1985. The Biology of the Muscidae of the World. Series ent. 29:XIV+550.

[23] Snyder, F.M. 1954. A Revision of Cyrtoneurina Giglio-Tos with notes on related genera (Diptera, Muscidae). Bull. Amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 103:417-464.

[24] Stein, P. 1904. Die Amerikanischen Anthomyiden des Köiglischen Museums für Naturkunde zu Berlin und des Ungarischen National-Museum zu Budapest. Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 2:414-495.

[25] ______. 1907. Revision der Bigot'schen und einiger von Macquart beschriebenen ausser-europaischen Anthomyiden (Dipt.). Z. syst. Hymenopt. Dipterol. 7:209-217 e 273-293.

[26] ______. 1911. Die von Schnuse in Südamerika gefangenem Anthomyiden. Arch. Naturgesch. 77(1):61-1898.

[27] ______. 1918. Zur weitern Kenntnis aussereuropäischer Anthomyiden. Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 16:147-244.

[28] ______. 1919. Die Anthomyidengattungen der Welt, analytisch bearbeitet, nebst einem kritisch-systematischen Verzeichnis aller aussereuropaischen Arten. Arch. Naturgesch. 83 (A1):85-178, [1917]

[29] Wulp, F.M. van der. 1896. Group Anthomyiidae, p. 313-320. In: F.D. Godmann & O. Salvin (Eds). Biologia Centrali-Americana. London, part 131.