Helicosina, a new genus of Neotropical Limosininae (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)
The new genus Helicosina is described to include three new Neotropical species characterized by swollen hind femora, cruciate interfrontal setae, strongly flattened notum and a distinctly narrow-elongate surstylus. At least one species is associated with furled Heliconia leaves. The following new species are described: H. crena sp. nov. from Costa Rica, H. sica sp. nov. from Ecuador, and H. valga sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Panama.
Authors
- Gregory K. Kuwahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-2672)
- Stephen A. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-9718)
- TIFFANY YAU
Institutions
- University of Guelph (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5523.4.5
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00