New species of Neosilba McAlpine (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) and new records from Colombia

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2012
Authors:P. E. Galeano-Olaya, Canal N. A.
Journal:Papeis Avulsos de Zoologica
Volume:52
Issue:31
Pagination:361-385
Abstract:

The Neotropical genus of lance flies Neosilba McAlpine could be found associated with fruits,
flowers or buds of plants. There are few basic or applied studies of these insects, including data on
taxonomy and/or economic importance. We described ten new species from Colombia: N. plana
sp. nov., N. tolimensis sp. nov., N. amphora sp. nov., N. convexa sp. nov., N. concava sp. nov.,
N. orbata sp. nov., N. spiculata sp. nov., N. angusta sp. nov., N. distospinosa sp. nov. and
N. piracea sp. nov. We presented a key for the all 40 valid species of the genus, included in five
groups and two subgroups: major, parva, peltae, pendula and glaberrima groups. Glaberrima
includes the two subgroups glaberrima and certa, and pendula includes the pendula and nigrocaerulea
subgroups. Neosilba parva and N. bifida are reported for first time in Colombia.
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Taxonomic name: 
Neosilba amphora (Genus and species information.), Neosilba angusta (Genus and species information.), Neosilba concava (Genus and species information.), Neosilba convexa (Genus and species information.), Neosilba distospinosa (Genus and species information.), Neosilba orbata (Genus and species information.), Neosilba piracea (Genus and species information.), Neosilba plana (Genus and species information.), Neosilba spiculata (Genus and species information.)
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