Brakemyia, a new Neotropical jackal fly genus of Milichiidae (Insecta: Diptera) associated with carton ant nest

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2023
Authors:F. S. Carvalho-Filho, Barbosa, R. R., Soares, M. M. M.
Journal:Zoological Studies
Volume:62
Issue:36
Pagination:1-11
Date Published:2023
ISSN:1810-522X
Keywords:Azteca ants, Dolichoderinae, Milichiinae, Neotropical region
Abstract:

Brakemyia metallica gen. et sp. nov. (Diptera, Milichiidae) is described and illustrated based on male and female specimens reared from carton nests of the ant Azteca aff. chartifex Forel (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae). The new genus is widely distributed in the Brazilian Amazon, and it can be readily distinguished from the other Neotropical genera by the broadened lunule, which extends well posterior of the antennae, and the hypandrial complex parallel to epandrium.

URL:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10522622/
DOI:10.6620/ZS.2023.62-36
Alternate Journal:Zool Stud
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