Clistoabdominalis
Jeff Skevington
- Clistoabdominalis ancylus
- Clistoabdominalis angelikae
- Clistoabdominalis beneficiens
- Clistoabdominalis capillifascis
- Clistoabdominalis carnatistylus
- Clistoabdominalis collessi
- Clistoabdominalis colophus
- Clistoabdominalis condylostylus
- Clistoabdominalis danielsi
- Clistoabdominalis dasymelus
- Clistoabdominalis digitatus
- Clistoabdominalis dilatatus
- Clistoabdominalis doczkali
- Clistoabdominalis electus
- Clistoabdominalis eutrichodes
- Clistoabdominalis exallus
- Clistoabdominalis gaban
- Clistoabdominalis gremialis
- Clistoabdominalis helluo
- Clistoabdominalis imitator
- Clistoabdominalis koebelei
- Clistoabdominalis lambkinae
- Clistoabdominalis lingulatus
- Clistoabdominalis lomholdti
- Clistoabdominalis macropygus
- Clistoabdominalis mathiesoni
- Clistoabdominalis monas
- Clistoabdominalis nitidifrons
- Clistoabdominalis nutatus
- Clistoabdominalis octiparvus
- Clistoabdominalis reipublicae
- Clistoabdominalis roralis
- Clistoabdominalis ruralis
- Clistoabdominalis scalenus
- Clistoabdominalis scintillatus
- Clistoabdominalis sinaiensis
- Clistoabdominalis spinitibialis
- Clistoabdominalis subruralis
- Clistoabdominalis tasmanicus
- Clistoabdominalis tharra
- Clistoabdominalis trochanteratus
- Clistoabdominalis tumidus
- Clistoabdominalis uniformis
- Clistoabdominalis uzbekistanus
- Clistoabdominalis yeatesi
Introduction
This genus was recently erected by Skevington and Yeates (2001). Forty-five valid species are currently treated in Clistoabdominalis but many species of Eudorylas will have to be transferred into the genus as regional revisions proceed. The genus is cosmopolitan.
Characteristics
Male Clistoabdominalis specimens are quite distinctive. Their abdomens are swollen distally and usually lack a membranous area. Females can be difficult to recognize at the generic level. Particularly females of Eudorylas are difficult to differentiate from some female Clistoabdominalis species. Use the key in Skevington and Yeates (2001) to identify Clistoabdominalis.
Regional revisions include: Australia – Skevington (2001) and Europe – Kehlmaier (2005). A revision of the African species of Eudorylini is expected soon (Földvári, submitted).
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
A tribal phylogeny of the Eudorylini (Skevington and Yeates, 2001) includes several Clistoabdominalis exemplars. A phylogeny of the Australian Clistoabdominalis species is presented in Skevington (2001).
References
Földvári, M. 2003. New Afrotropical species from the tribe Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 95:161-171.
Kehlmaier, C. 2005. Taxonomic revision of European Eudorylini (Insecta, Diptera, Pipunculidae). Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 41:45-353.
Kehlmaier, C. (2005): Taxonomic studies on Palaearctic and Oriental Eudorylini (Diptera: Pipunculidae), with the description of three new species.- Zootaxa 1030: 1-48; Brisbane.
Kozánek, M., and C. Kehlmaier. 2004. Pipunculidae of Slovakia: additions and corrections to faunal list, with a description of a new Eudorylas (Diptera). Entomological Problems 34:21-36.
Skevington, J. H. 2001. Revision of Australian Clistoabdominalis (Diptera: Pipunculidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15:695-761.
Skevington, J. H., and D. K. Yeates. 2001. Phylogenetic classification of Eudorylini (Diptera: Pipunculidae). Systematic Entomology 26:421-452.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Clistoabdominalis scintillatus |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Jeff Skevington |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | lateral |
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