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Gibson Gibson & Skevington 2013, TRIB. NOV.

Description

SINICONOPINI GIBSON TRIB. NOV.

Type genus Siniconops Chen, 1939: 197. Included genera: Macroconops Kröber, 1927: 125, Siniconops. Uncontroverted morphological autapomorphies: patch of bristles on female abdominal sternite 2 (86); apex of male abdomen square (110). While only a male is described and the number of ocelli is not mentioned, the stated similarity to Siniconops maculifrons justifies placement of Macroconops within Siniconopini.

Members of Siniconopini have been previously placed in Conopini. In addition to the two autapomorphic characters, members of Siniconopini can be distinguished from Conopini by the presence of two ocelli and a narrow second male abdominal segment.

Species examined – Macroconops helleri; Siniconops elegans; Siniconops microvalvus comb. nov. (Conops); Siniconops nigripes comb. nov. (Conops); Siniconops sepulchralis comb. nov. (Physoconops).

Notes

Published as part of Gibson, Joel F. & Skevington, Jeffrey H., 2013, Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of all genera of Conopidae (Diptera) based on morphological data, pp. 43-81 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 167 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00873.x, http://zenodo.org/record/5292208

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Gibson & Skevington
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Conopidae
Taxon rank
tribe
Taxonomic status
trib. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Gibson Gibson & Skevington, 2013

References

  • Chen SH. 1939. Etude sur les Dipteres Conopides de la Chine. Notes D'Entomologie Chinoise 6: 161 - 231.
  • Krober O. 1927. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Conopidae. Konowia 6: 122 - 143.