Review of the subgenus Geron (Geron) Meigen in the Nearctic Region (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Toxophorinae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 16 Apr 2003Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 181 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Hall, Jack C.; Evenhuis, Neal L.;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.181.1.1 , 10.5281/zenodo.156842

Review of the subgenus Geron (Geron) Meigen in the Nearctic Region (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Toxophorinae)

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The bombyliid subgenus Geron (Geron) Meigen as it occurs in the Nearctic Region is reviewed. A total of 28 species are found to comprise the subgenus in the Nearctic. The following 16 new species are described and illustrated: Geron albipilosus Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. borealis Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. confusus Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. cressoni Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. elachys Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. eriogonae Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. halli Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. infrequens Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. monticola Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. nevadensis Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. notios Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. painteri Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. peucon Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. prosopidis Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., G. stenos Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov., and G. weemsi Hall & Evenhuis, sp. nov. The following are found to be new junior synonyms: Geron perplexus Tabet, 2001 = Geron argutus Painter, syn. nov., G. saxosus Tabet, 2001 = G. holosericeus Walker, syn. nov., and G. antologos Tabet, 2001 = G. senilis (Fabricius, 1794), syn. nov.

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Insecta, Arthropoda, Diptera, Animalia, Biodiversity, Bombyliidae, Taxonomy

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