J. Rohacek et Sa. Marshall, REVISION OF HOMALOMITRINAE SUBFAM. N. (DIPTERA, SPHAEROCERIDAE), WITHTHE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS AND 3 NEW SPECIES, European journal of entomology, 95(3), 1998, pp. 455-491
A new subfamily Homalomitrinae is established for two enigmatic Neotro
pical genera, Homalomitra Borgmeier, 1931 and Sphaeromitra gen. n. whi
ch are diagnosed on the basis of newly discovered characters. All avai
lable specimens of the group are revised. Two new species of Homalomit
ra, H. antiqua sp, n. (Costa Rica, Brazil) and H. tenuior sp. n. (fema
le only; Colombia, Ecuador) are described and the remaining species of
the genus, H. ecitonis Borgmeier, 1931 (type species, Brazil) and H.
albuquerquei Mourgues-Schurter, 1987 (Costa Rica) are redescribed. A k
ey to Homalomitra species is given. Sphaeromitra inepta gen. et sp. n.
is described from Peru. Phylogenetic relationships of Homalomitrinae,
both its genera and all species included are discussed.