Nematode-induced demasculinization of Nearctic Dolichopodidae (Diptera) with five new synonyms
Author
Runyon, Justin B.
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-01-24
5092
5
545
558
journal article
2447
10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.3
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1175-5326
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Dolichopus brevicauda
Van Duzee, 1921: 108
Potential infected species:
Dolichopus xanthocnemus
Loew, 1864b: 31
.
Dolichopus brevicauda
was described from
one male
from Mount
Washington
,
New Hampshire
,
USA
. The face is wide and hypopygium is small and not much larger than the cerci.
Dolichopus xanthocnemus
, also collected at Mount
Washington
, is possibly the infected species.
Dolichopus brevicauda
differs from
D. xanthocnemus
by the small genitalia with darker cerci, lack of yellow cilia on hind femur, and lacking a knot-like enlargement on the costa.