An additional Mexican species for the Neotropical genus Eudexia Brauer and Bergenstamm (Tachinidae, Dexiini), with a redescription and lectotype fixation
A redescription and photographs of the male holotype of Hystrichodexia mellea Giglio-Tos, 1893 are provided. Here this species is placed in the genus Eudexia Brauer and Bergenstamm forming a new combination for this genus, Eudexia mellea (Giglio-Tos, 1893) comb. nov. including a lectotype fixation for this species. Moreover, an updated key for all known species of Eudexia is given. Finally, a short biographical note for the type specimen collector of Hystrichodexia mellea, Auguste Sall is included.
Authors
- Marcelo Domingos de Santis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-6433)
- Márcia Souto Couri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-395X)
Institutions
- Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (DE)
- Museu da Amazonia (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.10
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00