Flesh Flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) From the Brazilian Amazonian Savannas, a Poorly Sampled and Threatened Environment

Flesh Flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) From the Brazilian Amazonian Savannas, a Poorly Sampled and Threatened Environment

The Amazonian region is composed by many kinds of environments, including the Amazonian savannas, which comprise about 5% of the Amazon biome in Brazil. The biota of Amazonian savannas is poorly known, especially for insects. In this study, we performed a faunistic inventory of flesh flies (Diptera:...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 2030 - 2044
Main Authors: Carvalho-Filho, Fernando S., Barbosa, Rodrigo R., Favacho, César A. C., De-Souza, Caroline C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: US Entomological Society of America 16-11-2022
Oxford University Press
Subjects:
Animals
Biomes
Biota
Brazil
cerrado
Diptera
Ecosystem
flesh fly
Grassland
Grasslands
Helicobia
Insects
Male
Miltogramminae
new record
New records
New species
Oxysarcodexia
SAMPLING, DISTRIBUTION, DISPERSAL
Sarcophagidae
Sarcophaginae
Savannahs
Brazil
Amazon River region
Amazon Basin
flesh fly
new record
Sarcophaginae
Miltogramminae
cerrado
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Summary:The Amazonian region is composed by many kinds of environments, including the Amazonian savannas, which comprise about 5% of the Amazon biome in Brazil. The biota of Amazonian savannas is poorly known, especially for insects. In this study, we performed a faunistic inventory of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of four Brazilian Amazon savannas, where we recorded two subfamilies, 16 genera, and 40 species, two of which are described as new to science: Lepidodexia (Notochaeta) helenae sp. nov. and Lipoptilocnema augustoi sp. nov. Oxysarcodexia graminifolia Souza, Pape & Thyssen, 2020 is recorded for the first time for Brazil. Dexosarcophaga paulistana Lopes (1982), Helicobia biplagiataDodge, 1966, Helicobia cearensisTibana, 1976, Oxysarcodexia simplicoides (Lopes, 1933), and Oxyvinia excisa (Lopes, 1950) are newly recorded for the Brazilian Amazon. Oxysarcodexia nitidaSoares & Mello-Patiu, 2010 is a new record for the state of Pará. The species D. paulistana is redescribed, and photographs and detailed illustrations of male terminalia are provided.
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ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjac146