Bengaliidae Du Monde (Insecta: Diptera)
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Andy Z. Lehrer
Bengaliidae Du Monde (Insecta: Diptera)
Bulgaria, Pensoft Publishers, 2005. 192 pp. Hardcover with pictorial boards. Very good condition.
This monograph reveals spectacular and previously unknown, taxonomic diversity of the new myrmecophilous dipteran family Bengaliidae. The type and sole genus, Bengalia, has been placed in the family Calliphoridae. Based on a thorough revision and a detailed study of its morphology, Bengaliidae is shown to represent a distinct family phylogenetically distant from Calliphoridae. The new family actually comprises four subfamilies, 12 genera and 70 species, of which three subfamilies, ten genera and 49 species are described as new. The monograph is richly illustrated with black and white line drawings, giving in detail the characters of, and keys to, all the taxa of Bengaliidae. The male genitalia are depicted for each of the new or revised species. The phylogeny of Bengaliidae and its position within Diptera is also discussed.
Language: French, contains also abstract and taxonomic notes and keys in English.
