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New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Forty one new records of species of Bombyliidae are reported for Coahuila in northeastern Mexico. Nine of these species are reported for the first time for the country. The specimens were collected in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin and Sierra La Madera mountains during 2007-2013. The modified distributions of species are discussed. The gaps in the distribution of many species suggest an undersampling of this group of insects in the north of Mexico.

SUBMITTER: Avalos-Hernandez O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4109446 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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New records of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico.

Avalos-Hernández Omar O Kits Joel J Trujano-Ortega Marysol M García-Vázquez Uri Omar UO Cano-Santana Zenón Z

ZooKeys 20140703 422

Forty one new records of species of Bombyliidae are reported for Coahuila in northeastern Mexico. Nine of these species are reported for the first time for the country. The specimens were collected in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin and Sierra La Madera mountains during 2007-2013. The modified distributions of species are discussed. The gaps in the distribution of many species suggest an undersampling of this group of insects in the north of Mexico. ...[more]

PMID: 25061389

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