title: Revision ofDiplosynapsisEnderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species.
abstract: The robber fly genus Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 is reviewed and four new species are described-D. chela sp. nov. (Amazonas state, Brazil), D. fisheri sp. nov. (Guapiles, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica), D. spina sp. nov. (Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) and D. uncinata sp. nov. (Amazonas state, Brazil). A lectotype is designated for D. cellata (Schiner, 1868) pres. desig. and comments are made on D. remus Tomasovic, 2002. An identification key and illustrations are presented for all species.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, CBIO - Coordenação de Biodiversidade, CEP 69060-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Bolsista FAPEAM-FIXAM.. rodrigo08vieira@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: José Albertino
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rafael
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002965:Classification; D003364:Costa Rica; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Diptera, Efferia group, Neotropical, Taxonomy, Robber Flies