title: FAMILY PYRGOTIDAE.
abstract: Pyrgotidae is a family of endoparasitics flies of beetles with worldwide distribution. The Neotropical fauna is composed by 59 valid species names disposed in 13 genera. The occurrence of Pyrgota longipes Hendel is the first record of the family in Colombia.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, CCBS (Zoologia), Caixa Postal 549, Cidade Universitária, 79070-900, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.; Email: ramon.mello@ufms.br.
authors.forename: Ramon Luciano
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mello
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, 04218-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Email: einicker@usp.br.
authors.forename: Carlos José Einicker
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lamas
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002377:Catalogs as Topic; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D003105:Colombia; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male