Myaptexaria Artigas & Papavero, 1995

Soares, Matheus M. M., Camargo, Alexssandro & Lamas, Carlos J. E., 2025, A taxonomic synopsis and identification key to the genera of the Myaptex group (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae), with description of a remarkable new genus and three new species from the South American Chaco, ZooKeys 1232, pp. 311-341 : 311-341

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1232.142494

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:67DBBE51-5990-4842-AF0F-141CB0AFA4D2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15059412

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5988F332-D0EC-55EC-AA22-E8BD545DCAA1

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scientific name

Myaptexaria Artigas & Papavero
status

 

Myaptexaria Artigas & Papavero

Fig. 15 View Figure 15

Myaptexaria Artigas & Papavero, 1995: 58. Type species: Myaptex vexillaria Artigas, 1970 (original designation). Type locality: Chile, Coquimbo, Vicuña.

Remarks.

Myaptexaria was erect to accommodate three species placed in Myaptex : M. acuta (Artigas) , M. vexillaria (Artigas) (type-species) and M. virilis (Artigas) . Both genera can be easily segregated by the shape of male epandria (as discussed above under remarks of Myaptex ).

Distribution.

Chile.

Examined material.

Chile, Coquim. [Coquimbo] Had [Hacienda] Illapel, 600–1000 m, 24–25. x. 1954, L. E. PENA (1 ♂, 2 ♀, MZUSP).

MZUSP

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Asilidae

SubFamily

Asilinae

Loc

Myaptexaria Artigas & Papavero

Soares, Matheus M. M., Camargo, Alexssandro & Lamas, Carlos J. E. 2025
2025
Loc

Myaptexaria

Artigas JN & Papavero N 1995: 58
1995