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Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki 1911

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Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911

Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911: 218. Type species: Aricia pruinosa Macquart, 1846 [preocc. Aricia pruinosa Zetterstedt, 1845; = Mydaea concinna Wulp, 1896].

Diagnosis. Colouration yellowish-brown to blackish-brown with silver pruinosity; wing with maculae or infuscate on apex of Sc and R1, on apex of R2+3, and on r-m and dm-cu crossveins. Female with proclinate fronto-orbital seta (Figs. 1–2); parafrons weakly setulose on upper half; interfrontal seta present (Fig. 2). Dorsocentrals 2+3-4. Postsutural intra-alars 2; intrapostalar absent. Notopleurals 3 (one additional median, shorter than the usual two setae). Prosternum setulose. Katepisternals 1+2. Meron setulose. Postalar wall setulose (Fig. 12). Anterior suprasquamal ridge usually setulose. Wing with the apical portion of stem-vein usually setulose dorsally and ventrally; R1 setulose dorsally; Rs node and R4+5 setulose dorsally and ventrally; M setulose ventrally between r-m and dm-cu crossveins; M straight, subparallel to R4+5. Lower calypter glossiform (Fig. 12). Subcostal sclerite setulose ventrally. Calcar strong. Mid tibia with a strong submedian seta on ventral to posteroventral surface.

Comments. A cladistic analysis supporting the monophyly and indicating the phylogenetic relationships among the species of Polietina was performed by Nihei and de Carvalho (2007b). Furthermore, its monophyly and the major relationships were recovered by the multi-gene analyses of Schuehli et al. (2007).

Distribution (15 species). Nearctic (southern USA) and Neotropical.

References. Albuquerque (1956), Couri and de Carvalho (1997), de Carvalho and Couri (2002), Nihei (2004), Nihei and de Carvalho (2007b).

Notes

Published as part of Nihei, Silvio Shigueo & Carvalho, Claudio José Barros De, 2009, The Muscini flies of the world (Diptera, Muscidae): identification key and generic diagnoses, pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 1976 on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185153

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Schnabl & Dziedzicki
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Muscidae
Genus
Polietina
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Polietina Schnabl, 1911 sec. Nihei & Carvalho, 2009

References

  • Schnabl, J. & Dziedzicki, H. (1911) Die Anthomyiden. Nova Acta Leopoldina, 95, 55 - 358.
  • Nihei, S. S. & de Carvalho, C. J. B. (2007 b) Systematics and biogeography of Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki (Diptera: Muscidae): Neotropical areas relationships and Amazonia as composite area. Systematic Entomology, 32, 477 - 501.
  • Schuehli, G. S., de Carvalho, C. J. B. & Wiegmann, B. M. (2007) Molecular phylogenetics of the Muscidae (Diptera: Calyptratae): new ideas in a congruence context. Invertebrate Systematics, 21, 263 - 278.
  • Albuquerque, D. O. (1956) Fauna do Distrito Federal. XIII. Sobre o genero Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911, com descricoes de especies novas (Diptera, Muscidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional (Nova Serie, Zoologia), 139, 1 - 31.
  • Couri, M. S. & de Carvalho, C. J. B. (1997) Revision of Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki (Diptera, Muscidae) and considerations on its new systematic position. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 14, 255 - 281.
  • de Carvalho, C. J. B. & Couri, M. S. (2002) Part I. Basal groups. In: de Carvalho, C. J. B. (Ed.), Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region: taxonomy. Editora Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, pp. 17 - 132.
  • Nihei, S. S. (2004) Review of the type material of three species of Polietina Schnabl & Dziedzicki (Diptera, Muscidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 48, 21 - 25.