Jewelled spider flies of North America: a revision and phylogeny ofEulonchusGerstaecker (Diptera, Acroceridae).
The spider fly genusEulonchusGerstaecker is found throughout the Nearctic Region. Six species are recognized and intraspecific morphological variation is documented in several species. A phylogeny ofEulonchusbased on DNA sequence data of three molecular markers (COI, CAD, and 16S) is presented and relationships of species are discussed in the light of biogeography and host usage. All six species ofEulonchusare redescribed using natural language descriptions exported from a character matrix, and a key to species is presented. Lectotypes are designated forEulonchus sapphirinusOsten Sacken,Eulonchus smaragdinusGerstaecker, andEulonchus tristisLoew.
California State Collection of Arthropods, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA.
Christopher J
CJ
Borkent
California State Collection of Arthropods, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA.
Jessica P
JP
Gillung
California State Collection of Arthropods, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA.
Shaun L
SL
Winterton
Antrodiaetidae; Euctenizidae; Lucid; biodiversity; cybertaxonomy; phylogeny; small-headed fly; spider parasitoid; tarantula