Two new species of Cephalops Fallén (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Colombia, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species

Cephalops Falln, 1810 has a cosmopolitan distribution. Two new species of Cephalops are here described from protected areas of Colombia, namely Cephalops baldiensis sp. nov. (type locality: Pramos Baldas, Antioquia) and C. farallonensis sp. nov. (type locality: Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali, Valle del Cauca). With this paper, the number of Cephalops species from the Neotropical Region increase from 17 to 19 and in Colombia from 5 to 7. Illustrations of the new species, dichotomous key to males and a distribution map of the Colombian species is presented.

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Zootaxa
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2025-04-15
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.3.6
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Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
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Two new species of Cephalops Fallén (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Colombia, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species

Marta Wolff, Yardany Ramos‐Pastrana, Eric Crdoba-Suarez
Zootaxa
Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
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Two new species of Cephalops Fallén (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Colombia, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species

Marta Wolff, Yardany Ramos‐Pastrana, Eric Crdoba-Suarez
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Abstract

Cephalops Falln, 1810 has a cosmopolitan distribution. Two new species of Cephalops are here described from protected areas of Colombia, namely Cephalops baldiensis sp. nov. (type locality: Pramos Baldas, Antioquia) and C. farallonensis sp. nov. (type locality: Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali, Valle del Cauca). With this paper, the number of Cephalops species from the Neotropical Region increase from 17 to 19 and in Colombia from 5 to 7. Illustrations of the new species, dichotomous key to males and a distribution map of the Colombian species is presented.

ZootaxaVol. 5621(3)
Universidad de Antioquia (CO), Universidad de la Amazonia (CO)
Openalex Percentile: Top 93%
Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
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