New records of the Neotropical genus Phaonantho Albuquerque (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)

Abstract

Abstract The genus Phaonantho Albuquerque (Anthomyiidae) comprises three species: P. mallochi (Curran), P. benevola Couri, and P. sordilloae Pamplona & Couri. These species are distributed in the neotropics. In this study, we updated the distributional knowledge for Phaonantho species, including the first record of the genus in Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Mexico, and additional new records to Brazil.

Keywords

• Biodiversity
• Checklist
• Distribution
• Flies
• South America