Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands

The New Zealand taxa of the superfamily Empidoidea (minus Dolichopodidae) are briefly summarized. Two species, Hilara ranui n. sp. and Hilarempis motumaka n. sp. (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae), from the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, where they appear to be common, are described. Both species sho...

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Published in:Diversity
Main Author: Daniel J. Bickel
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Subjects:
New Zealand
Subantarctic islands
Empididae
Hilarini
Dolichopodidae
Auckland Islands
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020267
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spelling ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1424-2818/15/2/267/ 2023-08-20T04:05:22+02:00 Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands Daniel J. Bickel agris 2023-02-13 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020267 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Animal Diversity https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020267 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Diversity; Volume 15; Issue 2; Pages: 267 New Zealand Subantarctic islands Empididae Hilarini Dolichopodidae Text 2023 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020267 2023-08-01T08:47:17Z The New Zealand taxa of the superfamily Empidoidea (minus Dolichopodidae) are briefly summarized. Two species, Hilara ranui n. sp. and Hilarempis motumaka n. sp. (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae), from the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, where they appear to be common, are described. Both species show a homoplastic loss or reversal of the swollen, silk-producing, fore basitarsi characteristic of males in their respective genera. The environmental conditions of the Subantartic islands and their selective pressure on empidoid taxa are discussed. Text Auckland Islands MDPI Open Access Publishing New Zealand Diversity 15 2 267
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Subantarctic islands
Empididae
Hilarini
Dolichopodidae
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Subantarctic islands
Empididae
Hilarini
Dolichopodidae
Daniel J. Bickel
Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands
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Subantarctic islands
Empididae
Hilarini
Dolichopodidae
description The New Zealand taxa of the superfamily Empidoidea (minus Dolichopodidae) are briefly summarized. Two species, Hilara ranui n. sp. and Hilarempis motumaka n. sp. (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae), from the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, where they appear to be common, are described. Both species show a homoplastic loss or reversal of the swollen, silk-producing, fore basitarsi characteristic of males in their respective genera. The environmental conditions of the Subantartic islands and their selective pressure on empidoid taxa are discussed.
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title Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands
title_short Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands
title_full Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands
title_fullStr Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands
title_full_unstemmed Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae) from the Auckland Islands New Zealand, the Homoplastic Loss of the Male Silk-Producing Basitarsus in Two Insular Species, and Notes on the Empidoidea of the Subantarctic Islands
title_sort hilarini (diptera: empididae) from the auckland islands new zealand, the homoplastic loss of the male silk-producing basitarsus in two insular species, and notes on the empidoidea of the subantarctic islands
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