Checklist of the Heleomyzidae, Neriidae and Oestridae (Insecta, Diptera) in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT. We provide a checklist of fl ies of the families Heleomyzidae, Neriidae, and Oestridae in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Heleomyzidae are represented in Brazil by 13 species, and only Neorhinotora aristalis (Fischer) is recorded to the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. The two reported species of Neriidae, Longina abdominalis Wiedemann and Nerius pilifer Fabricius, are among the 15 species now known in Brazil. The Oestridae family is represented by two species distributed in two genera: Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus Jr.) and Cuterebra rufi ventris Macquart.

Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora) of the Northeastern Brazil: new records and an identification key

“…Three studies focused on Neriidae from a particular region in Brazil have been published in the last years: North: Carvalho-Filho & Espósito (2008); Center-west: Calhau et al (2017);and Northeast: Braga et al (2017). The study of Braga et al (2017) in Paraíba, Pernambuco and Bahia is complemented with information from this contribution, obtained after analysis of the material deposited in the Coleção Zoológica do Maranhão (CZMA) in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.…”