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Discocerina (Discocerina) obscurella (Fallen)

Notiphila obscurella Fallén, 1813:251.

Discocerina obscurella.—Haliday, 1839:224 [generic combination],—Foote and Eastin, 1974:401–408 [preimaginal stages].

Psilopa (Clasiopa) obscurella.—Stenhammar, 1844:160 [generic combination].

Clasiopa obscurella.—Schiner, 1864:57 [generic combination].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—BELIZE. Belize District: Turneffe Islands: Calabash Cays (17°17′N, 87°48′W), Mar 1993, W.N. Mathis (51, 11); Rope Walk Cay (17°13′N, 87°51′W), Mar 1993, W.N. Mathis (14, 6). Stann Creek District: Round Cay (near Coco Plum Cay), Mar 1988, W.N. Mathis (1); Twin Cays (south end of East Island, West Bay), Jan 1987, Mar 1988. W.N. Mathis, C. Feller (2); Wee Wee Cay, Jan, Nov 1987, Mar 1988, W.N. and D. Mathis, C. Feller (11, 18).

DISTRIBUTION.—Afrotropical: Cape Verde Islands, Kenya, Rodriguez Islands, Zaire. Nearctic: Canada (NF, ON, QB), USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA). Neotropical: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico (VRC), Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, West Indies (Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas). Palearctic: Algeria, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia (European Territory, Far East), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Yugoslavia.

DIAGNOSIS.—This species is distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: antenna mostly yellowish although dorsal surface of pedicel and first flagellomere blackish; facial vertical series of setae three or more; face lacking vertical stripes, entirely silvery microtomentose; parafacial bearing setulae, microtomentum creamy whitish, slightly contrasted in coloration with facial microtomentum; frons mostly microtomentose, lacking metallic blue or green stripes; forecoxa mostly dark colored, brownish to blackish brown; mesonotum sparsely microtomentose, subshiny; postsutural supra-alar seta present; and anterior notopleural seta inserted in anterior notopleural angle.
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Mathis, Wayne Neilsen. 1997. "Shore Flies of the Belizean Cays (Diptera: Ephydridae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-77. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.592

Discocerina obscurella

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Discocerina obscurella is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.[6]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Neotropical, Europe.

References

  1. ^ a b Fallen, C.F. (1813). "Beskrifning ofver nagra i Sverige funna vattenflugor (Hydromyzides)". K. Svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. [ser. 3], 1813: 240–257.
  2. ^ Fallen, C.F. (1823). Geomyzides Sveciae. Lundae [= Lund]: Berlingianis. pp. 8 pp.
  3. ^ a b c Meigen, J.W. (1830). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Hamm: Sechster Theil. Schulz. pp. xi + 401 +[3] pp.
  4. ^ Loew, H. (1862). "Monographs of the Diptera of North America. Part I.". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 6 (1 [= No. 141]): xxiv + 221.
  5. ^ Hendel, F. (1930). "Die Ausbeute der deutschen Chaco-Expedition 1925/26. Diptera. XIX. Ephydridae". Konowia. 9 (2): 127–155.
  6. ^ Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.
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Discocerina obscurella: Brief Summary

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