Review of a monster fly family Ctenostylidae

1. New contributions to the taxonomic revision of the ctenostylid flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea: Ctenostylidae) Valery A. Korneyev I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kiev, Ukraine This presentation does not consist a publication in the sense of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature and all the new names are used only provisionally !

13. Are ctenostylids Tephritoidea? ( pros and contras )

18. Antenna Furciseta sp. (from Korneyev, 2010) Tauroscypson andinum (from Aczel, 1956) Nepaliseta mirabilis (from Korneyev, 2001) Female: arista: (1) with two branches; (2) with more than two branches; (3) disk-like.

19. Antenna M ale: arista : simple, moderately long pubescent . Furciseta sp. (from Korneyev, 2010) Tauroscypson andinum (from Aczel, 1956) Nepaliseta mirabilis (from Korneyev, 2001) Female needs very sensitive mechanoreceptors to feel air movements? that males do not need. To look for the host? Furciseta plaumanni (from Korneyev, 2010) Ramuliseta thaica (from Korneyev, 2001)

20. Why membranous face? Lochmostylia lopesi female Lochmostylia borgmeieri female

21. Thorax Scutellum : (1) with two setae ; (2) with more than two setae ; (3) with brush of setulae, but no setae . Furciseta sp. Ctenostylum sp. female Nepaliseta sp. strongly widened, short, as long as head; proepisternum entire, transverse, notopleural triangle shortened, with 1-2 p npl seta(-e) . Swarming ?

22. Why short phallus? Ramuliseta thaica male Lochmostylia borgmeieri male Furciseta plaumanni male Swarming ? Copulation on the flight?

23. Why no aculeus? Pyrgotomyia (Pyrgotini) Africa Teretrura (Teretrurinae) Chile Furciseta plaumanni male Epice (Toxurini) New Guinea

26. Parsymony analysis

27. New material accumulated by Doug Yanega (L.A., California) and myself. A new approach to the taxonomic revision of the ctenostylids is needed.

35. Thank you for attention! 6. gen . sp.