CONOPIDAE, LATREILLE, 1802

Gibson, Joel F. & Skevington, Jeffrey H., 2013, Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of all genera of Conopidae (Diptera) based on morphological data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 167 (1), pp. 43-81 : 58

OF CONOPIDAE

The following taxonomic revisions are proposed for some individual species and genera of Conopidae based on phylogenetic analysis and the hypothesized cladogram ( Fig. 1 ). The proposed new status of these species and genera reflects morphological character states as recorded as part of this research. Complete descriptions for proposed tribal groups, including these taxa, are included in the complete classification that follows. All taxonomic revisions, as well as revisionary history of all genera, are summarized in the catalogue of genus-group names (Appendix).

Asiconops and Smithiconops are removed as subgenera of Conops and elevated to genus status, Ceratoconops stat. nov., Diconops, and Sphenoconops are transferred from subgenera of Conops to subgenera of Asiconops , Physoconops quadripunctatus comb. nov., originally described by Kröber (1915a) in Conops and transferred to Physoconops by Camras (2000), is now transferred to Asiconops as the type species of a new subgenus, Aegloconops subgen. nov. Conops ( Conops) verus is transferred to Asiconops ( Asiconops) comb. nov. Conops ( Conops) nigripes is transferred to Siniconops comb. nov.

Physoconops sepulchralis and Physoconops microvalvus are both transferred to Siniconops comb. nov. Jelte is transferred to a subgenus of Physoconops comb. nov. Gyroconops is removed from Physoconops and elevated to genus status, stat. nov. Physoconops rhodesiensis is transferred to Caenoconops comb. rev. A new genus, Schedophysoconops gen. nov., is erected with Physoconops notatifrons as its type.

Neobrachyglossum is designated a junior synonym of Leopoldius syn. nov. Neozodion is designated a junior synonym of Zodion syn. nov.

Figures

Figure 1. A, strict consensus of the 72 most-parsimonious cladograms (length – 218, CI – 0.550, RI – 0.957). Support values for each node are given (boot above; TBS below; boot <50% and TBS <1 are depicted as –). Taxon names are depicted in their previously accepted combinations. Character state transformations illustrated. Boxes depicted have character number above and state below. Black boxes represent morphological autapomorphies, while white boxes represent other morphological apomorphies and reversals. Character states for individual outgroup taxa are not depicted. Newly proposed subfamily and tribal classifications are given at the top. Continued in Figure 1B on next page. B, continued from Figure 1A.