Systematic review of Neotropical Lauxaniidae genera Triconopsis Hendel (Diptera, Schizophora)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. A review of the Neotropical Lauxaniidae genus Triconopsis Hendel, 1914 is presented with redescription ofT longicornis Hendel, 1914 HENDEL (1925) in his key for the identification ofthe Lauxaniidae genera, and since then the genus has not been cited. While identifying material from the AMNH collection, a new species, described below, was found. The collections which had material analysed in this study are listed below, with their respective acronyms, and curators: ( Triconopsis Hendel, 1914Triconopsis Hendel, 1914: 153. Type species, Triconopsis longicornis Hendel (orig. des.).Diagnosis. Face with three humps; frons wider than long; antenna with scape longer than pedicel, first f1agellomere very long, rod-like; arista white, plumose; ocellar setae long; anterior orbital seta converging; dorsocentral setae 0+2; acrostichal seta absent; I katepisternal seta; wing spotted or clouded. Triconopsis longicornis

Checklist das espécies de Lauxaniidae (Insecta, Diptera) do estado do Mato Grosso do Sul

“…A contribuição mais ampla que incluiu os lauxaniídeos neotropicais foi publicada por Hendel (1925). Desde então, houve apenas descrições de novos gêneros ou espécies (Shewell, 1986(Shewell, , 1989Broadhead, 1989;Papp & Silva, 1995;Silva, 1998Silva, , 1999aSilva, ,b, 2006Mello & Silva, 2008a,b), além do capítulo sobre a família no "Manual of Central American Diptera" (Gaimari & Silva, 2010b).…”