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Surinamese Curtonotidae: Curtonotum prob. pantherinum
Auke
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Posted on 23-10-2012 01:35
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I was able to identify these flies as Curtonotidae. Is there anyone able to identify the genus or even the species?

Suriname, Para, Berlijn (savanna belt), V-2012, at light.

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Family is correct, but I have no information on Neotropical species.
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Curtonotum, the only New World genus, was revised last year in Zootaxa 3079. That is not one of the free issues and I have not read it.
 
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Thank you Paul Beuk (for confirming the family) and John Carr (for reveiling the genus). Who knows, maybe someone will eventually be able to even reveal the species.

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I have received an answer from Mr. John Klymko, first author of the 2008 key. According to him, it is with 90% certainty a Curtonotum pantherinum, the most common species and one that is known from Guyana. He is not able to give a 100% ID from this photo (the only one I got) alone.

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