Biology, immature stages, and systematics of snail-killing flies of the genus Colobaea (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with overviews of aspects of the tribe Sciomyzini
Author
Bratt, Albertus D.
Author
Knutson, Lloyd V.
Author
Murphy, William L.
Author
Daniels, Anthony A.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-08-31
4840
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4840.1.1
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Colobaea montana,
Knutson & Orth, 1990
Map 11
Colobaea montana
has been found only in the state of
Montana
,
USA
. With a mostly matt black frons and R
1
terminating considerably basad of the level of crossvein r-m,
C. montana
is more similar to
C. americana
,
C. nigroaristata
,
C. punctata
, and related species than it is to
C. bifasciella
and
C. canadensis
.
Colobaea montana
is most similar to
C. nigroaristata
, males of which can be separated readily by the internal structures of their terminalia and most notably the shape of the posterior surstylus (see
Rozkošný 1984a
). The shape of the posterior surstylus, short rather than long dorsobasal setulae on the arista, and lack of silvery tomentum along the margin of the eye distinguish
C.
montana
from
C. americana
, the only other species of
Colobaea
likely to occur with
C. montana
. Nothing is known about its biology or immature stages.