Revision of the morphology, phylogenetic relationships, behaviour and diversity of the Iberian and Italian ant-like Tachydromia Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Hybotidae)

Phylogenetic inference, based on five molecular markers (COI, 28S, AATS, 12S, PGD), corroborates the synonymy of the flightless genera Pieltainia Arias, 1919 and Ariasella Gil, 1923 with Tachydromia Meigen, 1803. The secondary structure of the 28S rRNA gene is used for the first time in this family...

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Main Authors: Ana Rita Gonçalves, Patrick Grootaert, Rui Andrade, Octávio S. Paulo, Ximo Mengual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
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Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1213