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Research Article

Notes on some Tabanidae (Diptera) from Madagascar, with Description of Two New Species of Aegophagamyia Austen, Subgenus Triclida Enderlein

Pages 303-315 | Accepted 28 Oct 1991, Published online: 17 May 2023
 

Résumé

Notes sur des Tabanidae (Diptera) de Madagascar, avec description de deux nouvelles espèces d'Aegophagamyia Austen, sous-genre Triclida Enderlein. — Seize espèces de Tabanidae de Madagascar provenant de trois collections récentes sont étudiées. Aegophagamyia (Triclida) brunnipes, n. sp. et A (T.) chaineyi, n. sp. sont décrites et illustrées. Chrysops insulensis Austen est redécrite. Le genre Picromyza sort de sa synonymie avec Chrysops pour comprendre quatre espèces de Madagascar: infernalis Quentin, et trois espèces transférées du groupe woodi de Chrysops: addita (Oldroyd) comb, nov., croceus (Séguy) comb.nov. et pauliani (Oldroyd) comb. nov. Des descriptions supplémentaires sont fournies pour Chrysops aprugnus Austen, C. madagascarensis Ricardo, Picromyza infernalis Quentin, et Tabanus silvanus Ricardo. Aegophagamyia (Triclida) longirostris (Séguy) est illustrée pour en faciliter l'identification; des notes de répartition sont fournies pour neuf autres espèces représentées dans les collections examinées.

Summary

Sixteen species of Madagascan Tabanidae from 3 recent collections are treated. Aegophagamyia (Triclida) brunnipes sp. n. and A (T.) chaineyi sp. n. are described and illustrated. Chrysops insulensis Austen is redescribed. The genus Picromyza is resurrected from synonymy with Chrysops to hold 4 Madagascan species: infernalis Quentin, and 3 species transferred from the woodi group of Chrysops: addita (Oldroyd) comb, nov., croceus (Séguy) comb. nov., and pauliani (Oldroyd) comb. nov. Supplemental descriptions are provided for Chrysops aprugnus Austen, C. madagascarensis Ricardo, Picromyza infernalis Quentin, and Tabanus silvanus Ricardo. Aegophagamyia (Triclida) longirostris (Séguy) is illustrated to assist identification, and distributional notes are provided for 9 other species represented in the collections examined.

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