Manual of Central European Muscidae (Diptera) Morphology, Taxonomy, Identification and Distribution

About this book

Volume 162 of Zoologica summarizes and updates all current information on morphology, taxonomy and distribution of the Central European Muscidae since Hennig´s famous monograph on the Palaearctic species of this family published in 1955–1964 and today.

The introductory part describes the family characteristics and reviews its systematics. Taxonomic and faunistic data from Central Europe (Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary) are reviewed and synthesized up to the present. Additional chapters deal with current knowledge of the morphology, development, biology and classification of European Muscidae.

Identification keys are provided to enable identification of the families of the Calyptratae and the various categories of Central European Muscidae down to subfamily, genus and species. The review of species discusses all 406 regional species and presents information on their distinguishing features, their known geographic distribution, and their adult flight period.

Almost one thousand figures on 54 plates depict all morphological features used in the keys and in the description of species characteristics. Special attention is paid to figures of the male and female terminalia as the most important species-specific criteria.

Data of the geographic distribution of the Central European species are presented in an extensive table which includes their distribution in studied countries, their biogeographical classification, and geographical distribution outside of Europe. Manual of Central European Muscidae (Diptera) undisputedly represents a much needed reference work for researchers as well as students interested in evolution, phylogeny, morphology and identification of muscids.

Contents

Introduction 2
Morphology of adults 3
Development and biology 5
Classification 6
Survey of the Central European genera 8
Identification keys 9
Key to families of Calyptrata 9
Key to subfamilies and tribes 10
Key to genera 11
Keys to species 14
Review of species 62
Subfamily Azeliinae 62
Subfamily Muscinae 77
Subfamily Phaoniinae 84
Subfamily Mydaeinae 110
Subfamily Coenosiinae 116
Plates 145
Distribution of Central European Muscidae 199
Acknowledgements 208
References 208
Index 214

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