First records of two genera and thirteen species of Tabanidae (Diptera) from Honduras

Authors: Veroy, Katerin DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1084.77038 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Central America · Topics: Insect behavior and control techniques, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Forest Insect Ecology and Management

This works presents information on the diversity of the Tabanidae of Honduras as a product of the examination of 386 specimens and a literature review. Thirteen species and two genera (Bolbodimyia and Dasychela) are recorded from the country for the first time. Eighty-five species distributed in 22 genera, five tribes, and three subfamilies are now known from Honduras. A key to the subfamilies, tribes, and genera of the known Honduran species is also included. All new records are mapped and illustrated to aid in the identification of the species.

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