New species of Esenbeckia (Proboscoides) (Diptera: Tabanidae) with a key to the subgenus

Descriptions and figures are given for 3 new Esenbeckia (Proboscoides) species; farraginis from Brasil: Goias; punctiventer from Brasil: Rio de Janeiro, and geminorum from western Ecuador. Figures are included for E. (P.) tristis Kröber (=infrataeniata Lutz & Castro New Synonony), suturalis (Ron...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 1981-03, Vol.64 (1), p.158-175
Main Authors: Fairchild, G. B., Wilkerson, Richard C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Beards
Callus
Colors
Entomology
Female animals
Integument
Palps
Paratypes
Proboscis
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Summary:Descriptions and figures are given for 3 new Esenbeckia (Proboscoides) species; farraginis from Brasil: Goias; punctiventer from Brasil: Rio de Janeiro, and geminorum from western Ecuador. Figures are included for E. (P.) tristis Kröber (=infrataeniata Lutz & Castro New Synonony), suturalis (Rondani), schlingeri Philip, rostrum Philip, arcuata (Williston), and ecuadorensis Lutz and Castro. The remaining 2 species, fairchildi Philip, dichroa Brèthes (=E. ferruginea var. nigrovillosa Kröber New Synonony), and subspecies ecuadorensis chagresensis Fairchild are included in a key with the above. Esenbeckia (P.) schlingeri and tristis are moved from E. (Esenbeckia) to E. (Proboscoides).
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.2307/3494607