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Revision of Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 (Diptera, Tachinidae, Dexiinae), with the description of a new species

Silvio Shigueo Nihei, Marcelo Petratti Pansonato

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Revision of Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 (Diptera, Tachinidae, Dexiinae), with the description of a new species. The Neotropical dexiine genus Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 is revised; the type species Prophorostoma pulchra Townsend, 1927 is redescribed; and a new species (Prophorostoma tomjobimi Nihei) is described from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Revision of Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 (Diptera, Tachinidae, Dexiinae), with the description of a new species. The Neotropical dexiine genus Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 is revised; the type species Prophorostoma pulchra Townsend, 1927 is redescribed; and a new species (Prophorostoma tomjobimi Nihei) is described from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Revision of Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 (Diptera, Tachinidae, Dexiinae), with the description of a new species. The Neotropical dexiine genus Prophorostoma Townsend, 1927 is revised; the type species Prophorostoma pulchra Townsend, 1927 is redescribed; and a new species (Prophorostoma tomjobimi Nihei) is described from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Key concepts: Tachinidae, Townsend, Biology, Genus, Zoology, Ecology, Natural enemies, Physics

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