Eur. J. Entomol. 120: 254-292, 2023 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2023.028

Nearctic Anthomyzidae: Genera Mumetopia Melander and Xerocomyza gen. n. (Diptera)Original article

Jindřich ROHÁČEK1, Kevin N. BARBER2
1 Department of Entomology, Silesian Museum, Nádražní okruh 31, CZ-746 01 Opava, Czech Republic; e-mail: rohacek@szm.cz
2 Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 2E5, Canada; e-mail: kevin.barber@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

The New World genus Mumetopia Melander, 1913 is redefined, redescribed and its relationships are discussed. Its Nearctic type species, M. occipitalis Melander, 1913, is revised with lectotype designation, redescribed and illustrated in detail, and its relationship, biology and distribution are treated using published and numerous new data. A new genus, Xerocomyza gen. n., is described for X. hansoni sp. n., an unusual species from high desert plains in Utah (U.S.A.), and its phylogenetic relationships are discussed: Xerocomyza is recognized as a separate lineage of Anthomyzidae most probably allied to the Carexomyza + Chamaebosca group clade (sensu Barber & Roháček, 2020, Arthropod Syst. Phylogeny 78: 69-109). Biology and distribution of X. hansoni are given on the basis of limited label data from type specimens.

Keywords: Mumetopia occipitalis, Xerocomyza hansoni, new genus, new species, lectotype designation, taxonomy, relationships, biology, distribution, Nearctic

Received: June 2, 2023; Revised: July 4, 2023; Accepted: July 4, 2023; Published online: July 25, 2023  Show citation

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ROHÁČEK, J., & BARBER, K.N. (2023). Nearctic Anthomyzidae: Genera Mumetopia Melander and Xerocomyza gen. n. (Diptera). EJE, 120, Article 254-292. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2023.028
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