| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1989 |
| Authors: | M. De Meyer |
| Journal: | Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie |
| Volume: | 59 |
| Pagination: | 99-130 |
| Keywords: | Cephalops cu, Cephalops filicerus new species, Cephalops furnaceus new species, Cephalops grootaerti new species, Cephalops longiductulis new species, Cephalops longistylis new species, Cephalops pallidivittipes new species, Cephalops reductus new species |
| Abstract: | The Nearctic species of Cephalops Fallen (including Cephalosphaera Enderlein) are revised, 22 species are recognized including 13 new species. Four species groups are distinghished: the Cephalosphaera group: C. maximus (Hardy), C. reductus sp. nov. C, appendiculatus (Cresson), C. acuminatus (Cresson), C. filicerus sp. nov., C. biscaynei (Cresson), C. brevis (Cresson); the aeneus group:C. longistylis sp. nov., C. grootaerti sp. nov., C. pallidivittipes sp. nov., and C. furnaceus sp. nov.; the semifumosus group: C. mainensis (Cresson), C. varius (Cresson), C. longiductulis sp. nov., C. curvarmatus sp. nov., C. pallipes (Johnson), C. digitatus sp. nov., and C. hardyi sp. nov. The vestitus group: containing banksi (Aczel), griseus sp. nov., floridae sp. nov., and parafloridae sp. nov. is considered as a separate genus: MICROCEPHALOPS gen. nov. (M. banksi) (Aczel, 1940) comb. nov. (Pipunculus banksi), in order to ensure monophyly of the genus group Cephalops-Beckerias-Wittella. C. eronis (Curran) is considered to be synonymous with C. appendiculatus (Cresson). This species, formerly placed in Parapipunctulus Rafael, is found to be a true Cephalops sp. and has to be replaced in this genus. The geographic distribution of all species is given, and their phylogenetic relationship to the West-Palaearctic Cephalops spp. is discussed. |