A catalogue of the types of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

Following a recommendation of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a catalogue of the type specimens of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) held in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP) is provided, with information on 30 type specimens (including 14 primary types) of 17 Neotropical species.

Catalogue of Rangomaramidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) types housed in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

“…The standard for reproducing the information on the labels follows previous catalogues of general Diptera and Bibionomorpha housed in other major museums collections of Neotropical fauna (e.g., for the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, in Yamaguchi & Lamas, 2009;Fachin & Lamas, 2015;Mello & Lamas, 2011). All types listed here are drypinned or slide-mounted specimens.…”

Catalogue of Ditomyiidae and Diadocidiidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) types housed in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

“…Names, combinations, and spellings follow the available catalogues of Ditomyiidae and Diadocidiidae (Papavero, 1977a(Papavero, , 1977bBechev & Chandler, 2011). The standard for reproducing the information on the labels follows previous catalogues of type specimens of Diptera housed in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil (Fachin & Lamas, 2015;Falaschi et al, 2016;Mello & Lamas, 2011;Yamaguchi & Lamas, 2009). All types specimens listed here are dry-pinned and slide-mounted specimens.…”