Taxonomy of the genus Parasycorax Duckhouse (Diptera, Psychodidae, Sycoracinae), with description of a new species from Brazil
Author
Santos, Claudiney Biral Dos
Author
Ferreira, Adelson Luiz
Author
Bravo, Freddy
text
Zootaxa
2009
2174
63
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.189309
3dc19a42-1fff-4b76-ada8-9f9a1d4da959
1175-5326
189309
Genus
Parasycorax
Duckhouse
Parasycorax
Duckhouse, 1972
:237
.
Type
species:
Sycorax satchelli
Barretto, 1956
by original designation.
Diagnosis.
Parasycorax
can be differentiated from the other two genera of
Sycoracinae
,
Sycorax
and
Aposycorax
, by the following combination of characters: male antenna with sinuous ascoids 2 times as long as flagellomere; fourth palpomere elongated, about 1.5–2.0 times as long as third palpomere; Sc not reaching wing margin; Rs not reaching R1; R5 incomplete at base; radial and medial forks at almost the same level; gonostylus with two or more spines.