The killer flies Coenosia Meigen (Diptera: Muscidae) of southern South America: the Coenosia chaetosa species group with two new species, and notes on male terminalia patterns

• Published in: Journal of natural history Vol. 55; no. 23-24; pp. 1499 - 1519
• Main Authors: Patitucci, Luciano Damián, Couri, Marcia Souto, Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 18-06-2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Coenosia; Diptera; killer flies; Males; Muscidae; Neotropical region; New records; New species; predator; species group; Subgroups; South America
• ISSN: 0022-2933; 1464-5262
• DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1954711

Coenosia Meigen is a cosmopolitan genus of Coenosiinae (Diptera: Muscidae) found in different environments. This large genus has been divided in different subgroups in the diverse bioregions of the world. Particularly, Coenosia species are poorly studied in the Neotropical region. We describe two new species, redescribe Coenosia chaetosa, and provide the first Coenosia species group for the Neotropical region. Also, we put together groups of species sharing informative morphological characters for Neotropical species, include a brief review of Coenosia species of Central and South America with notes on biogeographic distributional records, and discuss the structures of male terminalia present in species groups/subgenera from different regions of the world.
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