A revision of the genus Cylindromyia Meigen in the Americas South of the United States (Diptera, Tachinidae)

Abstract

Species of the genus Cylindromyia Meigen (Díptera, Tachinidae) occurring in the Americas south of the United States are fully revised with keys, illustrations and descriptions for the identification of species. Morphological characters useful in distinguishing taxa are discussed and illustrated. The distribution of each revised species is illustrated by a map. Three subgenera are recognized for the New World Cylindromyia s.l.; Cylindromyia Meigen, Apinocyptera Townsend and Neocyptera Townsend. Twenty-eight species of Cylindromyia s.l. are recognized for the Americas south of the United States of which five are described as new. New taxa are: C. anthracina, C. arnaudi, C. platensis, C. thompsoni and C. uruguayensis. One lecto-type and two neotypes are designated.