Studies of Psilopinae (Diptera: Ephydridae), I: A Revision of the Shore Fly Genus Placopsidella Kertacsz

Abstract

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A Review of the Shore-Fly GenusAxystaHaliday (Diptera: Ephydridae) with Description of New Species from Australia, India, and Thailand

“…The descriptive terminology, with the exceptions noted in Mathis (1986) and Mathis and Zatwarnicki (1990a) and below, follows that published in McAlpine (1981). Specimens of Axysta are moderately small, and study and illustration of the male genitalia required use of a compound microscope.…”

“…Specimens of Axysta are moderately small, and study and illustration of the male genitalia required use of a compound microscope. We have followed the terminology for most structures of the male genitalia that other workers in Ephydridae have used (see references in Mathis 1986;Mathis and Zatwarnicki 1990a, 1990b, Zatwarnicki 1996 except the term aedeagal apodeme has been replaced with the synonymous term phallapodeme.…”

A review of Parydra (Diptera: Ephydridae) from Brazil

“…The descriptive terminology, with the exceptions noted in MATHIS (1986) and MATHIS & ZATWARNICKI (1990a), follows that published in the 'Manual of Nearctic Diptera' (MCALPINE 1981). Because specimens of Parydrini are generally moderately small, usually less than 4.0 mm in length, study and illustration of the male terminalia required use of a compound microscope.…”

“…Because specimens of Parydrini are generally moderately small, usually less than 4.0 mm in length, study and illustration of the male terminalia required use of a compound microscope. We have followed the terminology for most structures of the male terminalia that other workers in Ephydridae have used (see references in MATHIS 1986, MATHIS & ZATWARNICKI 1990a, such as surstylus. ZATWARNICKI (1996) suggested that the preand postsurstylus correspond with the pre-and postgonostylus and that the subepandrial plate is the same as the medandrium.…”

A review of the Neotropical species of the shore-fly genera Orasiopa and Pectinifer (Diptera: Ephydridae)

“…The terminology, with the exceptions noted in Mathis (1986) and Mathis & ZatWarnicki (1990a, 1990b, follows Mcalpine (1981). ZatWarnicki (1996) suggested that the pre-and postsurstylus correspond with the pre-and postgonostylus and that the subepandrial sclerite is the same as the medandrium.…”