Date of Award:
5-1-1983
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Biology
Department name when degree awarded
Life Sciences:Biology
Committee Chair(s)
Wilford J. Hanson
Committee
Wilford J. Hanson
Committee
G. E. Bohart
Committee
B. A. Haws
Committee
K. L. Dixon
Committee
J. L. Anderson
Abstract
A study was carried out on the species composition of the Stratiomyidae in the Intermountain Region, their distribution, seasonal occurrence and habitats. Over 12,000 adult specimens were examined at collections in the area. A total of 83 species and sub-species were found to occur or potentially occur in the Intermountain Region. These belong to 20 genera in 7 subfamilies. Of the subfamilies, Stratiomyinae, Nemotelinae and to a lesser extent, Clitellariinae were the most prevalent in terms of numbers of genera and species. Slightly more than two-thirds of the species and genera in the Intermountain Region belong to these subfamilies. Included are keys to the subfamilies, genera and species of the Intermountain Region, in addition to comparative descriptions, distributions, and biological information. The following names were placed in synonymy; Stratiomys currani boharti James with S. currani James, S. unilimbatus Loew and S. angulicincta James with S. normula Loew, Odontomyia arcuata alticola James and O. arcuata occidentalis James with O. arcuata James O. inaequalis communis James and O. continua James with O. inaequalis Loew, Caloparyphus crucigerus nicolensis (Curran) with C. crucigerus (Coquillett), Nemotelus montanus James with N. bonnarius Johnson.
Recommended Citation
Amoudi, Mikky Abdulla, "Taxonomy and Distribution of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera) of the Intermountain Region of the United States" (1983). Biology. 496.
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