A new species of Bithoracochaeta Stein (Diptera: Muscidae) with comments on Mexican species of the genus and their implication as possible biocontrol agents for greenhouses pests

Santiago Jaume-Schinkel; Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4896.2.9

A new species of Bithoracochaeta Stein (Diptera: Muscidae) with comments on Mexican species of the genus and their implication as possible biocontrol agents for greenhouses pests

Zootaxa. 2020 Dec 21;4896(2):zootaxa.4896.2.9. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.2.9.

Authors

Santiago Jaume-Schinkel¹, Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal

Affiliation

¹ Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL), Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Colonia El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. C.P. 91073.. [email protected].

PMID: 33756869
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.2.9

Abstract

A new species of Bithoracochaeta Stein, 1911 (Diptera, Muscidae), Bithoracochaeta couriae sp. nov., is described and illustrated. In addition, we present comments on all Mexican species of the genus, a brief description of hunting behavior of B. couriae sp. nov. and its possible use as a biological control agent of greenhouses pests.

Keywords: Diptera, Coenosiinae, Neotropical Diptera, Muscoidea, Mexico.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures
Animals
Body Size
Diptera*
Muscidae*
Organ Size