Revisão taxonômica do gênero neotropical Epiplatea Loew, 1868 (Diptera, Richardiidae: Epiplateinae)

Abstract

A taxonomic revision of the species of the Neotropical genus Epiplatea Loew, 1868 (Diptera, Richardiidae: Epiplateinae) was conducted based on the external morphology and male and female terminalia. The material was obtained from national and foreign zoological collections. Identification key, geographical distribution maps, description and redescription of species were provided. Five species have been revised, the original descriptions of two species were supplemented and 13 new species were added to the genus: E. amazonica sp. nov.; E. archboldae sp. nov.; E. asymmetrica sp. nov.; E. cadaverina sp. nov.; E. evidens sp. nov.; E. frequens sp. nov.; E. hancocki sp. nov.; E. jamaicana sp. nov.; E. mexicana sp. nov.; E. niger sp. nov.; E. peruana sp. nov.; E. symmetrica sp. nov.; E. variabilis sp. nov., representing an increase of 260% in the number of species, in addition, the geographical record of known species has been expanded and corrected in some cases and new diagnostic characters were added.