Systematics of the Archiborborini (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)

Monday, December 14, 2009: 9:11 AM

Room 105, First Floor (Convention Center)

Joel H. Kits , Insect Systematics Lab, Department of Enviromental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

Stephen Marshall , Insect Systematics Lab, Department of Enviromental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

The tribe Archiborborini is a diverse group of Neotropical Sphaeroceridae (Diptera), containing approximately 30 described species and at least 70 undescribed species. There are currently 4 accepted genera in the tribe (Antrops, Archiborborus, Frutillaria, and Penola). We present the first phylogeny for the tribe based on morphological characters, and revise the generic classification. We also review the tribes position within the family Sphaeroceridae, and the family-level classification of the superfamily Sphaeroceroidea.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.41750

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