title: Taxonomic revision of Neodiogmites Carrera, 1949 (Diptera, Asilidae) and description of two new species.
abstract: Neodiogmites Carrera, 1949, a rare Neotropical genus of Asilidae, is revised and divided into three species groups: (1) the melanogaster group, including N. carrerai Artigas & Papavero, N. melanogaster (Wiedemann, 1821), N. tenebrosus Carrera and N. carolindae sp. nov.; (2) the alexanderi group, including N. atriapex (Carrera & Papavero), N. alexanderi (Carrera), N. mixtus (Carrera), N. modestus (Carrera) reval., N. niger (Carrera) and N. papaveroi sp. nov.; and (3) the lanei group including N. lanei (Carrera) and N. tauauna Artigas & Papavero. A key to the 12 species is included, species distributions are summarized, and two new species are described and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Fellowship CNPq; Graduate Program in Entomology.; Email: edgar.alvim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvim
authors.affiliation: Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, CEP 69067-375, Mana us, Amazonas, Brazil Fellowship PQ/CNPq.; Email: alerocha@inpa.gov.br.
authors.forename: Rosaly
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ale-Rocha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina S/N, Bairro Novo Horizonte 44036-900, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size