Morphological Phylogeny of Dactylomyia Aldrich, 1894 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Neurigoninae), with Proposal of a New Synonym and Description of Five New Species

Author(s)

Quevedo, Lucas ; Capellari, Renato S. ; Lamas, Carlos Jose E.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Neotropical Entomology; v. 54, n. 1, p. 21-pg., 2025-01-29.

Abstract

Five new species of Dactylomyia Aldrich (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) are described from Brazil: Dactylomyia bipectinipes sp. nov. (Goi & aacute;s, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Minas Gerais), D.corumba sp. nov. (Mato Grosso do Sul), D.ferrea sp. nov. (Minas Gerais), D.sevilhae sp. nov. (Distrito Federal), and D.tefe sp. nov. (Amazonas and Maranh & atilde;o). An identification key to males of Dactylomyia is provided. A cladistic analysis using a morphology-based matrix with 40 characters and 15 terminal taxa (with representatives of Coeloglutini, Neurigonini, and all Dactylomyiini genera) was performed to investigate the phylogenetic relationships within Dactylomyia. The results support a monophyletic Dactylomyia as the sister-group of Naglisia Quevedo, Capellari & Lamas, as well as the synonymy of Dacylomyia with the monotypic genus Macrodactylomyia Naglis syn. nov. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/01392-0 - Cladistic analysis of Neurigoninae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a study of the evolution of the male terminalia and oviscapt in the family
• Grantee: Renato Soares Capellari
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 22/12640-3 - Systematics, taxonomy and curation of Asiloidea (Insecta: Diptera): discovering and safeguarding the material evidence of the biodiversity, with emphasis on the families Asilidae, Bombyliidae and Mythicomyiidae
• Grantee: Carlos José Einicker Lamas
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants