Uruleskia Townsend (Diptera, Tachinidae): redescription of the type-species, description of new species and key to identification

Authors

  • Enio Nunez Universidade Severino Sombra
  • Márcia S. Couri Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Museu Nacional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492012000700001

Keywords:

Identification key, New species, Revision, Taxonomy

Abstract

The unique species of Uruleskia Townsend, 1934 (Diptera, Tachinidae) - U. aurescens Townsend, 1934 - is recorded only from Brazil. Its holotype and paratypes are herein redescribed with illustration of male terminalia. The examination of a material mainly from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia (INPA, Manaus, Brazil) enabled the description of four new species - Uruleskia alba sp. nov., Uruleskia extremipilosa sp. nov., Uruleskia infima sp. nov. and Uruleskia parcapilosa sp. nov. A key to the identification of all five species is also presented.

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Published

2012-01-01

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 7 (2012)

Section

naodefinida

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Copyrights: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY.

How to Cite

Nunez, E., & Couri, M. S. (2012). Uruleskia Townsend (Diptera, Tachinidae): redescription of the type-species, description of new species and key to identification . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 52(7), 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492012000700001