Richardia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tephritoidea, Richardiidae) from Central Amazon, Brazil

Antlered richardiid flies: new species of Richardia (Tephritoidea: Richardiidae) with antler‐like genal processes

“…Recently, Alencar et al . () provided a diagnosis of Richardia based on the external morphology. Herein, we describe and discuss the general morphology of the male and female genitalia and the abdomen of species with antler‐like genal process.…”

“…Richardia is the most diverse genus of Richardiidae, with 29 valid species (Alencar et al . ) and two subspecies (Aczél ; Steyskal ). These species are distributed from Mexico to southern Brazil (Steyskal ).…”

Taxonomic revision of two poorly known genera of Richardiidae (Diptera): Maerorichardia and Odontomerella

“…Examples are an identification key to all genera (HANCOCK 2010) and revisions of several genera (WENDT & ALE-ROCHA 2012, 2014b, including new taxa (e.g. PEREZ-GELABERT & THOMPSON 2006, CARVALHO et al 2011, ALENCAR et al 2013, WENDT & ALE-ROCHA 2014a, b, 2015. Despite these efforts, however, many taxa still remain undescribed or scarcely studied.…”

Taxonomic notes of Hemixantha (Diptera: Richardiidae) with description of a new species from the Amazon Region

“…Even though many morphological differences can be found among the included genera, a preliminary phylogenetic analysis indicates that the subfamily is a strongly-supported monophyletic group (WENDT & ALE-ROCHA, unpublished data). From a historical perspective, the taxonomy of the Richardiinae has been relatively poorly studied but interest in it has been revived in a few recent contributions, as follows: new taxa were described (PEREZ- GELABERT & THOMPSON 2006, CARVALHO et al 2011, ALENCAR et al 2013; a genus was re-described (WENDT & ALE-ROCHA 2012) and, especially important, a key to all genera (HANCOCK 2010) was published.…”

“…In Brazil, 13 genera and 60 species of Richardiinae have been recorded but only 16 species are known to occur in the Brazilian Amazon (ACZÉL 1950, STEYSKAL 1968, ALENCAR et al 2013. Of these, only five are known from the state of Pará: Beebeomyia flavimaculata (Hennig, 1937), Odontomera ruficauda Hendel, 1936, Ozaenina moderata Hennig, 1938, Richardiodes rectinervis Hendel, 1912, andSetellia pernix (Gerstaecker, 1860) (STEYSKAL 1968).…”