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obscura species group


The species related to Minettia obscura (Loew), with one new species and one new synonym
By Steyskal, G.C.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 73: 17-22, 1971

A conspectus of Neotropical Lauxaniidae (Diptera: Lauxanioidea)
By Gaimari S.D., Silva V.C.
Zootaxa 4862: 1-217, 2020

The Lauxaniidae (Diptera) of southern Quebec and adjacent regions
By Shewell, G.F.
The Canadian Entomologist 70: 102-110, 111-118, 133-142, 1938

Family groups of Diopsoidea and Nerioidea (Diptera: Schizophora): Definition, history and relationships
By Lonsdale O.
Zootaxa 4735: 1‒177, 2020

Comparative morphology of the male terminalia of Tephritidae and other Cyclorrhapha
By Sueyoshi M.
Isr. J. Entomol. 35: 477-496, 2005

Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from C
By Osten Sacken, C. R. Baron von
Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 189-354., 1877
I used this for original descriptions of Asilidae.

Full title:
Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from California.

Found here.

Pollinating flies (Diptera): A major contribution to plant diversity and agricultural production
By Ssymank A., Kearns C.A., Pape T., Thompson F.C.
Biodiversity 9: 86‒89, 2011

New Diptera from North and Central America
By Curran C.H.
Am. Mus. novitates 415: 1-16, 1930