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An annotated catalogue of the New World Therevidae (Insecta: Diptera: Asiloidea)

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  • The genera and species of New World stiletto flies (Diptera: Therevidae) are listed, with annotated references to nomenclature, synonymies and generic combinations, type localities, the primary type depositories, distribution, and citations for the most recent revisions. The genus Cyclotelus Walker, 1850 (along with its synonyms Furcifera Krober, 1911, and Epomyia Cole, 1923a) is synonymized under Cerocatus Rondani, 1848. Ectinorhynchus fascipennis Krober, 1911 is given the new name Cerocatus rondanii Gaimari, and Phycus rufiventris Krober, 1911 is given the new name Cerocatus raspii Hauser. Phycus analis Krober, 1911 and Phycus bicolor Krober, 1911, are placed as new combinations in Cerocatus Rondani, as are the following species that were previously in combination with Cyclotelus: Furcifera achaeta Malloch, 1932, Cyclotelus badicrusus Irwin and Webb, 1992, Phycus beckeri Krober, 1911, Epomyia bella Cole, 1923a, Furcifera braziliana Cole, 1960a, Cyclotelus colei Irwin and Lyneborg, 1981a, Thereva diversipes Krober, 1911, Thereva fascipennis Macquart, 1846a, Psilocephala femorata Krober, 1911, Furcifera flavipes Krober, 1928b, Furcifera hardyi Cole, 1960a, Furcifera kroeberi Cole, 1960a, Cyclotelus laetus Walker, 1850, Furcifera longicornis Korber, 1911, Cyclotelus nigroflammus Walker, 1850, Psilocephala nigrifrons Krober, 1914a, Thereva pictipennis Wiedemann, 1821, Furcifera polita Krober, 1911, Cyclotelus pruinosus Walker, 1850, Thereva ruficornis Macquart, 1841a, Psilocephala rufiventris Loew, 1869, Thereva scutellaris Walker, 1857, Cyclotelus silacrusus Irwin and Webb, 1992, Cyclotelus socius Walker, 1850 and Psilocephala sumichrasti Bellardi, 1861. Dialineura pallidiventris Malloch, 1932, Melanothereva blackmani Oldroyd, 1968, Thereva maculicornis Jaennicke, 1867 and Thereva notabilis Macquart, 1841a are placed as new combinations in Entesia Oldroyd. Henicomyia amazonica Irwin and Webb, 1992 is a new synonym of Henicomyia flava Lyneborg, 1972. Henicomyia varipes Krober, 1912a is given revised species status from former synonymy with Henicomyia hubbardii Coquillett, 1898.

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  • 2013