El género Copestylum Macquart, 1846 (Diptera, Syrphidae) en la Reserva de la Biosfera “Barranca de Metztitlán”, México

  1. Ana Paola Martínez-Falcón 1
  2. María Ángeles Marcos-García 2
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
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    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

    Pachuca, México

    ROR https://ror.org/031f8kt38

  2. 2 Universitat d'Alacant
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    Universitat d'Alacant

    Alicante, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05t8bcz72

Journal:
Cuadernos de biodiversidad

ISSN: 1575-5495,  2254-612X

Year of publication: 2018

Issue: 55

Pages: 1-10

Type: Article

DOI: 10.14198/CDBIO.2018.55.01 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openRUA editor

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Abstract

In this work, we present a simplified and illustrated identification key of syrphid species of the genus Copestylum, associated with decaying tissues of Cactaceae. We studied adult morphology of 12 reared Copestylum species from samples collected within the "Barranca de Metztitlán" Biosphere Reserve, Hidalgo, Mexico. We provide photographs of the adults of all the studied species and also details of the most important morphological structures. A table summarizing the relation hoverfly/host plant is also provided.

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