The taxonomic position of the Ctenostylidae (= Lochmostyliinae; Diptera: Schizophora)

• Published in: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
• Main Author: David K. Mcalpine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1989
• Subjects: Ctenostylidae; Pyrgotidae; Lochomstyliinae; phylogenetic relationships; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Microbiology; QR1-502; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761989000800065; https://doaj.org/article/1788a0459099437583e96fbe0646bff3

It is shown that Ctenostylidae Bigot (1882) is a valid senior synonym of Lochmostylidae Hendel (1935). The morphology of the Ctenostylidae is considered and compared with the Pyrgotidae. It is concluded that the Ctenostylidae are not closely related to the Pyrgotidae, but form an isolated taxon of obscure relationship. Notes on a speciment of Ctenostylum sp. and a revised key to genera of Ctenostylidae are given.