A new family and genus of acalypterate flies from the Neotropical region, with a phylogenetic analysis of Carnoidea family relationships (Diptera, Schizophora)

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-404

  Buck, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

BOLIVIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; FRENCH GUIANA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARTOPHTHALMIDAE; AUSTRALIMYZIDAE; CANACIDAE; CARNIDAE; CARNOIDEA; CRYPTOCHETIDAE; DIPTERA; SCHIZOPHORA; TETHINIDAE;

EID: 33845644702     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: 13653113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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