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    The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark: replacing three misprinted plates

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    Three out of the 80 plates of fine line drawings of male terminalia in the book entitled The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, published by Brill Leiden were misprinted. Here these three plates have been reprinted in the manner that they should have been published originally and provide an accurate representation of the complex male terminalia of Amiota subtusradiata Leucophenga quinquemaculata and Phortica variegata. Male terminalia republishing corrigenda In 2004, the authors published a book in the Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica series (Volume 39), entitled The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (BĂ€chli et al. 2004). Unfortunately, three of the plates with fine line drawings were misprinted. These plates displayed the complex male terminalia of Amiota subtusradiata Duda, 1934 (p. 44, Figs 98–101), Leucophenga quinquemaculata Strobl, 1893 (p. 68, Figs 148–151), and Phortica variegata (FallĂ©n, 1823) (p. 75, Figs 164–167), which display a boreo-montane distribution throughout central Europe. In 2007, photomicrographs of the complex male terminalia of these species were published (BĂ€chli and Vilela 2007); however, one of the photomicrographs was misprinted, and an erratum was published soon after (BĂ€chli and Vilela 2009). Along the same lines, The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark is widely used and cited by Drosophilidae experts, mainly taxonomists, who rely on accurate illustrations to properly identify the specimens. Therefore, it was decided to republish these plates (including the captions), with permission from Brill Publishers, aiming to help taxonomists in the species identification process

    New records of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from Switzerland and an updated checklist

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    Here, we investigate about 5500 previously unidentified specimens from the collection of Gerhard BĂ€chli. A total of 108 agromyzid species were added to the fauna of Switzerland. Consequently, the species richness of the Swiss agromyzids was increased to 395 species. The checklist of Agromyzidae of Switzerland was updated, and the complete list presented in appendix

    Fauna Europaea: Diptera -Brachycera

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    Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Pape, T., Beuk, P., Pont, A. C., Shatalkin, A. I., Ozerov, A. L., WoĆșnica, A. J., ... de Jong, Y. (2015). Fauna Europaea: 3, [e4187]. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4187 General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. Abstract Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including important synonyms) of all extant multicellular European terrestrial and freshwater animals and their geographical distribution at the level of countries and major islands (east of the Urals and excluding the Caucasus region). The Fauna Europaea project comprises about 230,000 taxonomic names, including 130,000 accepted species and 14,000 accepted subspecies, which is much more than the originally projected number of 100,000 species. Fauna Europaea represents a huge effort by more than 400 contributing taxonomic specialists throughout Europe and is a unique (standard) reference suitable for many user communities in science, government, industry, nature conservation and education. The Diptera-Brachycera is one of the 58 Fauna Europaea major taxonomic groups, and data have been compiled by a network of 55 specialists. Within the two-winged insects (Diptera), the Brachycera constitute a monophyletic group, which is generally given rank of suborder. The Brachycera may be classified into the probably paraphyletic 'lower brachyceran grade' and the monophyletic Eremoneura. The latter contains the Empidoidea, the Apystomyioidea with a single Nearctic species, and the Cyclorrhapha, which in turn is divided into the paraphyletic 'aschizan grade' and the monophyletic Schizophora. The latter is traditionally divided into the paraphyletic 'acalyptrate grade' and the monophyletic Calyptratae. Our knowledge of the European fauna of Diptera-Brachycera varies tremendously among families, from the reasonably well known hoverflies (Syrphidae) to the extremely poorly known scuttle flies (Phoridae). There has been a steady growth in our knowledge of European Diptera for the last two centuries, with no apparent slow down, but there is a shift towards a larger fraction of the new species being found among the families of the nematoceran grade (lower Diptera), which due to a larger number of small-sized species may be considered as taxonomically more challenging. Most of Europe is highly industrialised and has a high human population density, and the more fertile habitats are extensively cultivated. This has undoubtedly increased the extinction risk for numerous species of brachyceran flies, yet with the recent re-discovery of Thyreophora cynophila (Panzer), there are no known cases of extinction at a European level. However, few national Red Lists have extensive information on Diptera. For the Diptera-Brachycera, data from 96 families containing 11,751 species are included in this paper

    On the identities of Neotropical Stegana species (Diptera, Drosophilidae). II. Stegana acutangula (Hendel) and Stegana triseta (Duda), with descriptions of three new closely related species

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    Stegana (Orthostegana) acutangula (Hendel) from Bolivia and Stegana (Steganina) triseta (Duda) from Costa Rica are redescribed based on type specimens, and their identities clarified. A single syntype male of the first species (type species of the subgenus Orthostegana) is designated as a lectotype and one male out of the four Costa Rican syntypes (3 males, 1 female) of the latter species was selected as a lectotype of the Steganina subgenus. The other three (2 males, 1 female) specimens were designated as paralectotypes. All four males were dissected and their terminalia were photomicrographed. The two male Stegana triseta paralectotypes proved to belong to two unknown species closely related to Stegana acutangula, described here as Stegana dudai sp. nov. and Stegana turrialba sp. nov., and another male specimen, collected at Parque Nacional YasunĂ­, provinces of Napo/Orellana, Ecuador, is described as Stegana yasuni sp. nov. Additionally, we have included photomicrographs of the habitus of the type specimens as well as of some nontype specimens from Peru and Costa Rica. Based on the descriptions herein we not only clarified the status of these five species but also propose including all of them in the subgenus Orthostegana

    On the identities of Neotropical Stegana species (Diptera, Drosophilidae). I. Redescription of Stegana magnifica Hendel, 1913 and Stegana fumipennis (Enderlein, 1922)

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    Two conspicuous Steganinae species, Stegana (Steganina) magnifica Hendel, 1913 from Amazonian Peru and Stegana (Ceratostylus) fumipennis (Enderlein, 1922) from southern Brazil, are redescribed based on holotypes, and their identities are clarified. Both species are exclusive to the Neotropical Region and the first, with a body length of about 5.5 mm, is the largest species of Stegana described so far in this region, while the latter displays a peculiar antenna bearing an unusual, forward-projected, comma-shaped flagellomere 1. The photomicrographs of the habitus and terminalia of each specimen are also provided

    List of type specimens of Drosophilidae (Diptera) in the collections of the Zoölogical Museum Amsterdam

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    The collection of Drosophilidae contains 358 type specimens of 122 species out of 23 genera. 74 of these species were described by De Meijere. With few exceptions the flies were collected in Indonesia. A list of the type specimens is given

    On the identity of Paracacoxenus kaszabi Okada, with the formal description of a new closely related species (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

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    In order to clarify the identity of Paracacoxenus kaszabi Okada, 1973, a species described from Mongolia, the morphological structures of one male paratype, collected at 1,750 m altitude, were analyzed and redescribed. In addition, one of the male specimens, previously referred to in literature as ‘sp. aff. kaszabi’, is restudied and described as Paracacoxenus macai sp. nov. (type locality: Schmelz, Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio, Province of Bolzano, Region of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy). The former species seems to be distributed in central and eastern Asia while the latter is supposed to have an exclusively European distribution. The midtibial preapical seta of male Paracacoxenus argyreator (Frey, 1932), which is unusually long, is illustrated by photomicrographs. A key to the European species of Paracacoxenus Hardy, 1960 is presented

    On the type material of Palearctic species of Drosophilidae (Diptera).

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    FĂŒr alle vor 1956 beschriebenen palearktischen Drosophilidae-Arten ist das Typenmaterial, sein Aufbewahrungsort und seine Bezettelung aufgelistet. Lectotypen sind festgelegt, soweit das zweckmĂ€ĂŸig ist. Nomenklatorische Handlungenformosus (Loew, 1864) (Acletoxenus), Lectotype described as Gitona formosusindagator Loew, 1858 (Cacoxenus), Lectotypeperspicax (Knab, 1914) (Cacoxenus), Lectotype described as Gitonides perspicaxdistincta (Egger, 1862) (Chymomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophilaobscura (de Meijere, 1911) (Chymomyza), Lectotype described as Amphoroneura obscuraoldenbergi Duda, 1934 (Chymomyza), Lectotypepictipes (de Meijere, 1911) (Dettopsomyia), Lectotype described as Drosophila pictipesadspersa Mik, 1886 (Drosophila), Lectotypealboralis Momma & Takada, 1954 (Drosophila), Lectotypeapproximata Zetterstedt, 1847 (Drosophila), Lectotypebusckii Coquillett, 1901 (Drosophila), Lectotypecameraria Haliday, 1833 (Drosophila), Lectotypecinerella FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypefasciata Meigen, 1820 (Drosophila), Lectotypefenestrarum FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypegrischuna Burla, 1951 (Drosophila), Lectotypekuntzei Duda, 1924 (Drosophila), Lectotypelaeta Zetterstedt, 1847 (Drosophila), Lectotypelatestriata Becker, 1908 (Drosophila), Lectotypelimbata van Roser, 1840 (Drosophila), Lectotypeobscura FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypeoldenbergi Duda, 1924 (Drosophila), Lectotypephalerata Meigen, 1830 (Drosophila), Lectotypepilosula Becker, 1908 (Drosophila), Lectotypeprorepleta Duda, 1925 (Drosophila), Lectotyperubrostriata Becker, 1908 (Drosophila), Lectotyperuficeps von Roser, 1840 (Drosophila), Lectotyperufifrons Loew, 1873 (Drosophila), Lectotypeschmidti Duda, 1924 (Drosophila), Lectotypetestacea von Roser, 1840 (Drosophila), Lectotypetransversa FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypetsigana Burla & Gloor, 1952 (Drosophila), Lectotypeuvarum Rondani, 1875 (Drosophila), Lectotypeversicolor Mather, 1955 (Drosophila), Lectotypevirginea Meigen, 1830 (Drosophila), Lectotypebeckeri (Duda, 1924) (Gitona), Lectotype described as drosophila beckeriinterrupta Duda, 1924 (Leucophenga), Lectotypequadripunctata (de Meijere, 1908) (Leucophenga), Lectotype described as Drosophila quadripunctatasubpollinosa (de Meijere, 1914) (Leucophenga), Lectotype described as Drosophila subpollinosanitida Duda, 1922 (Liodrosophila), Lectotypecongesta (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Microdrosophila), Lectotype described as Drosophila congestanigriventris (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Microdrosophila), Lectotype described as Drosophila nigriventrisgratiosa (de Meijere, 1911) (Mycodrosophila), Lectotype described as Drosophila gratiosaamoena (Meigen, 1838) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Hydrellia amoenadisticha (Duda, 1921) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila distichaflavipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila flavipennisgraminum (FallĂ©n, 1823) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila graminumimpunctata (Frey, 1945) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Scaptomyzella impunctataincana (Meigen, 1830) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila incanapallida (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila pallidarufipes (Meigen, 1830) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila rufipessordida (Zetterstedt, 1838) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila sordidacurvipennis (FallĂ©n, 1823) (Stegana), Lectotype described as Drosophila curvipennisfurta (Linnaeus, 1766) (Stegana), Lectotype described as Musca furtanigrifrons (de Meijere, 1911) (Stegana), LectotypeThe type material of all Palearctic species of Drosophilidae described before 1956, the places where it is kept and its labelling are listed. Lectotypes are established as far as that is appropriate.Nomenclatural Actsformosus (Loew, 1864) (Acletoxenus), Lectotype described as Gitona formosusindagator Loew, 1858 (Cacoxenus), Lectotypeperspicax (Knab, 1914) (Cacoxenus), Lectotype described as Gitonides perspicaxdistincta (Egger, 1862) (Chymomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophilaobscura (de Meijere, 1911) (Chymomyza), Lectotype described as Amphoroneura obscuraoldenbergi Duda, 1934 (Chymomyza), Lectotypepictipes (de Meijere, 1911) (Dettopsomyia), Lectotype described as Drosophila pictipesadspersa Mik, 1886 (Drosophila), Lectotypealboralis Momma & Takada, 1954 (Drosophila), Lectotypeapproximata Zetterstedt, 1847 (Drosophila), Lectotypebusckii Coquillett, 1901 (Drosophila), Lectotypecameraria Haliday, 1833 (Drosophila), Lectotypecinerella FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypefasciata Meigen, 1820 (Drosophila), Lectotypefenestrarum FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypegrischuna Burla, 1951 (Drosophila), Lectotypekuntzei Duda, 1924 (Drosophila), Lectotypelaeta Zetterstedt, 1847 (Drosophila), Lectotypelatestriata Becker, 1908 (Drosophila), Lectotypelimbata van Roser, 1840 (Drosophila), Lectotypeobscura FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypeoldenbergi Duda, 1924 (Drosophila), Lectotypephalerata Meigen, 1830 (Drosophila), Lectotypepilosula Becker, 1908 (Drosophila), Lectotypeprorepleta Duda, 1925 (Drosophila), Lectotyperubrostriata Becker, 1908 (Drosophila), Lectotyperuficeps von Roser, 1840 (Drosophila), Lectotyperufifrons Loew, 1873 (Drosophila), Lectotypeschmidti Duda, 1924 (Drosophila), Lectotypetestacea von Roser, 1840 (Drosophila), Lectotypetransversa FallĂ©n, 1823 (Drosophila), Lectotypetsigana Burla & Gloor, 1952 (Drosophila), Lectotypeuvarum Rondani, 1875 (Drosophila), Lectotypeversicolor Mather, 1955 (Drosophila), Lectotypevirginea Meigen, 1830 (Drosophila), Lectotypebeckeri (Duda, 1924) (Gitona), Lectotype described as drosophila beckeriinterrupta Duda, 1924 (Leucophenga), Lectotypequadripunctata (de Meijere, 1908) (Leucophenga), Lectotype described as Drosophila quadripunctatasubpollinosa (de Meijere, 1914) (Leucophenga), Lectotype described as Drosophila subpollinosanitida Duda, 1922 (Liodrosophila), Lectotypecongesta (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Microdrosophila), Lectotype described as Drosophila congestanigriventris (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Microdrosophila), Lectotype described as Drosophila nigriventrisgratiosa (de Meijere, 1911) (Mycodrosophila), Lectotype described as Drosophila gratiosaamoena (Meigen, 1838) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Hydrellia amoenadisticha (Duda, 1921) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila distichaflavipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila flavipennisgraminum (FallĂ©n, 1823) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila graminumimpunctata (Frey, 1945) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Scaptomyzella impunctataincana (Meigen, 1830) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila incanapallida (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila pallidarufipes (Meigen, 1830) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila rufipessordida (Zetterstedt, 1838) (Scaptomyza), Lectotype described as Drosophila sordidacurvipennis (FallĂ©n, 1823) (Stegana), Lectotype described as Drosophila curvipennisfurta (Linnaeus, 1766) (Stegana), Lectotype described as Musca furtanigrifrons (de Meijere, 1911) (Stegana), Lectotyp

    On the identities of Rhinoleucophenga pallida Hendel and Rhinoleucophenga obesa (Loew) (Diptera, Drosophilidae), with description of a new sibling species from Brazil

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    Rhinoleucophenga pallida Hendel, 1917 (type species of the genus) is redescribed based on its female holotype and a male from a nearby locality, and Rhinoleucophenga obesa (Loew, 1872) on its two syntypes, which are designated as the male lectotype and a female paralectotype. Both are valid species. A proposal is made to establish the genus Pseudophortica Sturtevant, 1918 (type species R. obesa), a junior synonym of Rhinoleucophenga, to subgenus rank and include all species of Rhinoleucophenga described or redescribed from males except R. pallida, which is unique in having a remarkable pedunculate surstylus, among other differences. The North American R. obesa is compared to its closest sibling, the South American species Rhinoleucophenga gigantea (Thomson, 1869). The occurrence of R. obesa in Brazil is also questioned, as suggested long ago by Marshall R. Wheeler. The specimens from Brazil previously identified as such most probably belong to the new species described in the present paper as Rhinoleucophenga (Pseudophortica) cantareira sp. nov. (type locality: Parque Estadual da Cantareira, City of SĂŁo Paulo, State of SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil). Numerous photomicrographs of their habitus and male terminalia taken with a Smartphone's rear camera and digitally stacked to create images with greater depth of focus are provided

    Annotated bibliography of Palearctic species of Drosophilidae (Diptera).

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    Die Literatur ĂŒber die palearktischen Arten der Drosophilidae wurde kritisch analysiert. FĂŒr jede Art sind Zitate zu folgenden Stichworten gegeben: Beschreibungen, Abbildungen, BestimmungsschlĂŒssel, Entwicklung, Biologie und Verbreitung.The Literatur on the Palearctic species of Drosophilidae was scritically analysed. For each species quotations are given to the following subjects: descriptions, illustrations, keys, development, biology and distribution
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