A NEW NEARCTIC GENUS OF MYCETOPHILIDAE (DIPTERA) WITH A STENOPTEROUS FEMALE

Abstract Baeopterogyna nudipes n. gen., n. sp., family Mycetophilidae, tribe Sciophilini, from Yukon Territory and Alaska, is described and illustrated. The male has normal wings; the female has wings greatly reduced in size, a condition not previously known in the family.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Vockeroth, J. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1972
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1041529-10
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00032417
Description
Summary:Abstract Baeopterogyna nudipes n. gen., n. sp., family Mycetophilidae, tribe Sciophilini, from Yukon Territory and Alaska, is described and illustrated. The male has normal wings; the female has wings greatly reduced in size, a condition not previously known in the family.

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