This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Pamplona, Denise, Nihei, Silvio S., Couri, Márcia S., Pont, Adrian C. (2016): Taxonomy of Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae): revision of the subgenera Morellia s. str. and Parapyrellia Townsend. Zootaxa 4163 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4163.1.1
Abstract
The subgenera Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 and Parapyrellia Townsend, 1915 of Morellia (Diptera, Muscidae) are revised. Forty-two species of the subgenus Morellia (out of 50) and seven of the subgenus Parapyrellia (all species) are redescribed and illustrated, and 48 species are keyed (41 spp. of Morellia and 7 spp. of Parapyrellia). Morellia (M.) cashmirana van Emden, 1965, originally described as a subspecies of M. (M.) hortorum (Fallén, 1817), is raised to species rank, stat. nov. Four species are transferred from the subgenus Morellia to the subgenus Parapyrellia (subgen. comb. nov.): M. dendropanacis Pamplona & Couri, 1995; M. lopesae Pamplona, 1986; M. roppai Pamplona, 1986 and M. semimarginata (Stein, 1918).
Key words: diversity, identification key, Muscini, morphology
GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/69b1046e-47bc-4f26-b32c-97d79da7a35d
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/A36BFFE2490DFFD7A2021921FFC5FF8A
Citation: Pamplona D, Nihei S S, Couri M S, Pont A C, plazi (2016). Taxonomy of Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae): revision of the subgenera Morellia s. str. and Parapyrellia Townsend. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4163.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.