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The Streblid Batflies Of Venezuela (Diptera: Streblidae), Rupert L. Wenzel
The Streblid Batflies Of Venezuela (Diptera: Streblidae), Rupert L. Wenzel
Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series
This study was based on more than 36,000 Venezuelan Streblidae representing ca. 115 species and species complexes in 22 genera, taken from more than 6,800 hats of 95 species. Two new genera are proposed and 45 new species are described. The morphology is briefly discussed and terminology is revised. Collection data are given for each species, together with discussions on variability and host relationships when pertinent. Keys to genera and species arc included, as well as illustrations of most species. Noctiliostrebla dubia (Rudow) and the male of Parastrebla handleyi Wenzel are characterized, and relationships of Speiseria are discussed. New Taxa– …
Sucking Lice Of Venezuelan Rodents With Remarks On Related Species (Anoplura), Phyllis T. Johnson
Sucking Lice Of Venezuelan Rodents With Remarks On Related Species (Anoplura), Phyllis T. Johnson
Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series
The paper includes discussions and descriptions of species of Anoplura known to occur on Venezuelan rodents, and of certain other taxa related to Venezuelan forms. Five genera are represented: Enderleinellus Fahrenholz—2 species: insularis Werneck and venezuelae Ferris; Hoplopleura Enderlein—19 species, 11 of them new: sciuricola Ferris; arizonensis Stojanovich and Pratt; aitkeni, new species; travassosi Werneck; abeli, new species; rimae, new species; angulata Ferris; indiscreta, new species; tiptoni, new species; handleyi, new species; eximia, new species; quadridentata (Neumann); contigua, new species; nesoryzomydis Ferris; oryzomydis Pratt and Lane; multilobata Werneck; splendida, new species; inusitata, new species; and orinocoi …