A5061171987- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Study of Mite Species
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
Smithsonian Institution
2014-2025
Box (United States)
2023-2024
National Museum of Natural History
2007-2024
Utah State University Eastern
2021
Institute of Entomology
1981-2010
Systematic (Netherlands)
2009
University of the Witwatersrand
1993
Bernice P. Bishop Museum
1993
The Neotropical shore-fly genus Peltopsilopa Hendel is revised and now includes three species: P. acuta n.sp.; anisotomoides (Karsch), new combination; schwarzi Cresson. A fourth species name, aspistes Hendel, recognized as a junior synonym of (Karsch). We confirm that closely related to Cressonomyia Arnaud the in tribe Psilopini, subfamily Discomyzinae. provide generic diagnosis key South American genera Psilopini facilitate identification Peltopsilopa. included descriptions are extensively...
Two new, brachypterous species of Limnellia are described from specimens collected in the Venezuelan Andes: L. vounitis (Trujillo: Bocon, La Cristalina (Andes; 09°14.7'N, 70°19.1'W; 2500 m)) and flavifrontis (Mérida: Mérida, Sierra Nevada National Park (Laguna Negra; 8°47.1'N; 70°48.4'W; 3300 m)). To facilitate identification these unusual species, we have included a diagnosis tribe Scatellini genus also provided an annotated key to South American genera this tribe. The descriptions...
Study of all flies (Diptera) collected for one year from a four-hectare (150 x 266 meter) patch cloud forest at 1,600 meters above sea level Zurquí de Moravia, San José Province, Costa Rica (hereafter referred to as Zurquí), revealed an astounding 4,332 species. This amounts more than half the number named species Central America. Specimens were with two Malaise traps running continuously and wide array supplementary collecting methods three days each month. All morphospecies 73 families...
We describe Neozealides to accommodate two endemic species from New Zealand that were previously placed in the shore-fly genus Hyadina Haliday. Although similar Hyadina, both are more closely related and Philygria groups of genera (Zatwarnicki & Ryczko 2014) than they within Hyadina. To document these discoveries, we revise species, placing them Neozealides. Emphasis is given structures male terminalia, which fully illustrated. Detailed locality data distribution maps for provided. For...
Two genera of the shore-fly tribe Hyadinini, Hyadina Haliday and Parahyadina Tonnoir Malloch, are revised, all species treated, save P. lacustris described for first time. The phylogenetic position both within Hyadinini is presented along with confirming, morphological evidence. New Zealand fauna now limited to single new H. breva, expanded from being a monotypic genus based on also include following 9 endemic species: angusta, atra, bifurcata, bulla, debilis, edmistoni, hennigi, irwini,...
Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including important synonyms) all extant multicellular European terrestrial and freshwater animals their geographical distribution at the level countries major islands (east Urals excluding Caucasus region). The project comprises about 230,000 taxonomic names, including 130,000 accepted species 14,000 subspecies, which is much more than originally projected number 100,000 species. represents huge effort by 400...
Abstract Estimations of tropical insect diversity generally suffer from lack known groups or faunas against which extrapolations can be made, and have seriously underestimated the some taxa. Here we report intensive inventory a four-hectare cloud forest in Costa Rica for one year, yielded 4332 species Diptera, providing first verifiable basis major group insects at single site tropics. In total 73 families were present, all studied to level, potentially complete coverage order likely present...
ABSTRACT Ephydrini comprises 118 species (plus seven nomina dubia species) that are distributed in all biogeographical regions except Antarctica. The tribe currently includes 13 genera, of which three (Calocoenia Mathis, Ephydra Fallén, Paracoenia Cresson) include subgenera. subgenus and other genera (Neoephydra Notiocoenia Setacera groups. Representatives these groupings (genera, subgenera, most cases also groups) included the phylogenetic analysis taxonomic treatment. To test monophyly to...
ABSTRACT We investigated the distribution of primary xylovores in Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove) first‐order branches, i.e. , “twigs”, along an architectural gradient on Belizean mangrove cays. Greater structural diversity R. architecture, xylovore availability, occurrence natural enemies, and habitat do not result variable species richness. Despite large differences complexity, tall, fringe, dwarf, sapling trees host same set wig borers. However, tall support greater abundance twig...
All genera and species of the family Canacidae as well all synonyms world distribution for each are listed to form an updated catalog. Since McAlpine’s (2007) placement families sensu stricto Tethinidae into a single, inclusive (Canacidae lato, i.e. older family-group name), comprehensive catalog has been needed include new taxonomic arrangement corpus entries published over last fifteen years, that is since preceding catalogs (Mathis, 1992; Mathis Munari, 1996). Identification keys...
Rung, Alessandra, and Wayne N. Mathis. A Revision of the Genus Aulacigaster Macquart (Diptera: Aulacigastridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 633, x + 132 pages, 220 figures, 18 maps, 2011.
The internal female reproductive tract of Risa is characterized by a pair short spermathecal ducts with no spermathecae, paired accessory glands, and large thimble-shaped strongly sclerotized ventral receptacle. This condition identical that in the ground plan Ephydridae but differs from their next relatives, i.e., Camillidae Diastatidae, regarding shape It therefore corroborates close relationship either as its sister taxon or within family.
The New World species of Polytrichophora Cresson and Facitrichophora new genus, are revised. Fifteen described (type locality in parenthesis): atrellasp. n. (Costa Rica. Guanacaste: Murciélago [10°56.9'N, 85°42.5'W; sandy mud flats around mangrove inlet]), carvalhorumsp. (Brazil. São Paulo: Praia Puruba [23°21'S, 44°55.6'W; beach]), manzasp. (Trinidad Tobago. Trinidad. St. Andrew: Lower Manzanilla (12 km S; 10°24.5'N, 61°01.5'W), bridge over Nariva River), panamasp. (Panama. Darien:...
Coetzeemyia, a new subgenus of Aedes Meigen (in the broad traditional sense, pre-Reinert 2000), is characterized and diagnosed. fryeri (Theobald) removed from Levua Stone Bohart (genus Reinert et al. 2004) placed in monotypic Coetzeemyia as its type species by present designation. Recognition based part on cladistic analysis 16 species: seven outgroup (four non-Aedini 3 aedine species) nine within group species, including three that had been included six other belonging to related subgenera...