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An additional Mexican species for the Neotropical genus Eudexia Brauer and Bergenstamm (Tachinidae, Dexiini), with a redescription and lectotype fixation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A redescription and photographs of the male holotype of Hystrichodexia mellea Giglio-Tos, 1893 are provided. Here this species is placed in the genus Eudexia Brauer and Bergenstamm forming a new combination for this genus, Eudexia mellea (Giglio-Tos, 1893) comb. nov. including a lectotype fixation for this species. Moreover, an updated key for all known species of Eudexia is given. Finally, a short biographical note for the type specimen collector of Hystrichodexia mellea, Auguste Sall is included.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.10

Authors: MARCELO DOMINGOS DE SANTIS, MÁRCIA SOUTO COURI

Institutions: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Language: English

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4410352445

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