Bezzimyia - A genus of native New World rhinophoridae (Insecta, Diptera)

Thomas Pape*, Paul H. Arnaud

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    Abstract

    The New World genus Bezzimyia Townsend, 1919 is revised and the following 15 new species are described: B. barbarista sp. n., B. bisecta sp. n., B. bulbosa sp. n., B. floridensis sp. n., B. bansoni sp. n., B. jamaica sp. n., B. lapidicina sp. n., B. orestes sp. n., B. pittieri sp. n., B. platina sp. n., B. ramicornis sp. n., B. setifax sp. n., B. sternotbrix sp. n., B. thompsonorum sp. n. and B. yepezi sp. n. The oviposition, egg and first instar larva are described for Bezzimyia yepesi from Venezuela. It is argued that Bezzimyia is a member of the family Rhinophoridae, which was previously considered to be represented in the New World only through two immigrant Palaearctic species.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalZoologica Scripta
    Volume30
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)257-297
    Number of pages41
    ISSN0300-3256
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2001

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