title: Revision of the neotropical Exoristini (Diptera, Tachinidae): the status of the genera Epiplagiops and Tetragrapha.
abstract: The monotypic genera Epiplagiops Blanchard, 1943 and Tetragrapha Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891 are revised. Both are invalidated and synonymized with Chetogena Rondani, 1856. Their type-species, Epiplagiops littoralis Blanchard, 1943 and Tetragrapha tessellata Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891, are studied, redescribed, illustrated, and transferred to Chetogena. A lectotype is designated for T. tessellata.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, University of Sao Paulo, Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, n.101, São Paulo, SP 05508-090, Brasil silvionihei@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Silvio S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nihei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013020:South America; D014481:United States
keywords: Chetogena; Exoristinae; combination; synonymy; taxonomy
references.citation: Zootaxa. 2013;3670:157-76
references.pmid: 26438932