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Collinias

Jeff Skevington
Containing group: Pipunculinae

Introduction

This old world genus (Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian) contains six valid species.

Characteristics

Collinias are the only pipunculids with an additional cross vein on the third costal section of the wing. Other characters shared only with Microcephalops include a swollen frons, narrow face and narrow discal medial cell (not expanded medially).

References

De Meyer, M. 1996. Revision of the Afrotropical species of Microcephalops De Meyer 1989 and Collinias Acz?l 1940 (Diptera Pipunculidae). Tropical Zoology 9: 381-398.

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Jeff Skevington

Invertebrate Biodiversity
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada

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Citing this page:

Skevington, Jeff. 2005. Collinias. Version 02 November 2005 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Collinias/54648/2005.11.02 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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