Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora) of the Brazilian Amazon: new records of genera and species, and key to species

Abstract

Neotropical Entomology 37(1): 058-062 (2008) Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora) da Amazônia Brasileira: Novos Registros de Gênero e Espécie e Chave para Espécies

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

“…Thus, although Braga et al (2017) cited new records for G. filosus considering it as senior synonym of G. vittatus, we can say with confidence that the localities recorded by these authors correspond to G. filosus sensu Sepúlveda et al (2014). Carvalho-Filho & Esposito (2008) presented a key for the identification of Neriidae from the Brazilian Amazon with 10 species recorded for this area, one of which, G. flavipes (Wiedemann), is considered a species inquirendum (Steyskal, 1968) and one other species, N. dispar Cresson, has been proposed as a junior synonym of G. durus . In a subsequent publication, Sepúlveda et al (2014), recorded G. vittatus and G. steyskali Sepúlveda, Wolff & de Carvalho for the Brazilian Amazon, restoring the number of species of Neriidae known from the Brazilian Amazon to 10.…”

“…The first catalog of Neotropical Neriidae was published by Steyskal (1968), who listed 37 species from the region, of which 13 species were recorded for Brazil. In recent years, a number of studies on the taxonomy of Neriidae have been published, expanding the known distribution of several species (e.g., Carvalho-Filho & Esposito 2008, Sepúlveda et al 2013a, b, 2014, Braga et al 2017. Currently, 17 species of Neriidae are recorded for Brazil (Sepúlveda 2019).…”

Saprophytic flies in impacted areas of the Belo Monte Dam, Pará, Brazil (Diptera: Mesembrinellidae, Neriidae, Ropalomeridae, and Sarcophagidae): community composition, abundance, and species richness

“…The least abundant species were G. flavifrons and G. vittatus, each with one specimen (Table 1). The species G. filosus presents a wide geographical distribution, ranging from Central America (Honduras) to southern Brazil (Sepúlveda et al 2014) and is one of the most numerous species in collections of Neriidae (Carvalho-Filho & Esposito 2008, Sepúlveda et al 2014). This could be the most abundant species of Glyphidops and all of Neriidae throughout their distribution.…”

“…Nerius (Fabricius, 1805) has 10 described species (Aczél 1961, Steyskal 1968) with two in the Brazilian Amazon (Carvalho-Filho & Esposito 2008) that were collected in this study, of which N. pilifer was the second most abundant species of the family (Table 1). Glyphidops flosus and N. pilifer are both widely distributed species that have been collected in primary and secondary forests, plantations, and even urban gardens (Carvalho-Filho et al, in preparation).…”

“…Fly specimens were identified to species level with identification keys and by comparison with identified specimens in the MPEG collection. For the identification of Mesembrinellidae, keys were used from Guimarães (1977), Bonatto (2001), and Kosmann et al (2013); for Neriidae the keys were by Carvalho-Filho & Esposito (2008) and Sepúlveda et al (2006a, b); for Ropalomeridae the keys were by Prado (1966) Lopes (1939Lopes ( , 1946Lopes ( , 1985Lopes ( , 1987, Lopes & Tibana (1987), Tibana & Xerez (1985), Carvalho & Mello-Patiu (2008), Carvalho-Filho & Esposito (2012), and Buenaventura & Pape (2013). Only male specimens of Sarcophagidae were identified at specific level, since identification is based mainly on features of male genitalia.…”