The 'missing' males of the Thaumatoxeninae (Diptera: Phoridae) |
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| Authors: | R. H. L. DISNEY |
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| Affiliation: | Field Studies Council Research Fellow, University Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. The male of Thaumatoxena tragardhi Schmitz is described, thus solving the problem of the missing males of the Thaumatoxeninae. It, and other congeneric males from Africa, resemble Hypocerides Schmitz of the Phorinae. However, this genus is probably polyphyletic. Until a clearer picture emerges of the true monophyletic groups within the Phorinae, it is not possible to resolve the affinities of the Thaumatoxeninae further. |
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