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 bolsteri
Van Duzee, 1921: 249
Potential infected species: unknown.
Dolichopus bolsteri
was described from
one male
collected at
Little River
,
Newfoundland
,
Canada
.
The
male is described having a wide face and rather short postabdomen with small cerci.
Photos
of the
holotype
male (
MCZ
, https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/
MCZ
:Ent:7615) show clear signs of demasculinization: the hypopygium is characteristically small and poorly rotated (and in one photo can be seen projecting out to one side of abdomen)
.