Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
C R Biol. 2012 Feb;335(2):107-19. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2011.11.006. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
Grossicis gen. nov. is described based on G. diadematus (Mellié, 1849) comb. nov., the type species, and G. laminicornis sp. nov. from Brazil. Diagnostic characters of the genus include the apical maxillary palpomere abruptly expanded with sensilla distributed along the apical margin, dual elytral punctation, elytral sutural flange diverging near apex, prosternum carinate, protibial apex bearing a row of spines and outer apical angle with a conspicuous tooth, ovipositor bearing well developed gonostyli with almost half the length of gonocoxites, baculum of each proximal gonocoxite oblique, and anterior apex of each paraproctal baculum contiguous and joined to each proctigeral baculum, their limits being barely discernible, forming an arc anteriorly. Comparisons were made with other 37 ciid genera, and the new genus is provisionally placed in Ciini. A key to species of Grossicis gen. nov. is provided, together with the description of external morphology of adults, as well as the morphology of male and female terminalia of both species.
巨须虻属 Grossicis gen. nov. 基于模式种 G. diadematus (Mellié, 1849) comb. nov. 和来自巴西的 G. laminicornis sp. nov. 而被描述。该属的鉴别特征包括:触角第 10 节的顶端突然扩大,顶端边缘分布有感觉毛;鞘翅双重刻点;鞘翅缝缘在近顶端处发散;前胸有龙骨突;前胫末端有一排刺,外上隅角有一个明显的齿;产卵器具发达的阳茎侧突,几乎为阳茎节的一半长;每一个近端阳茎节的尾突呈倾斜状;每一个副尾突的前顶端与每一个肛侧板尾突相邻接并连接,它们的界限几乎难以分辨,从前方向形成一个弧形。与其他 37 个 Ciini 属进行了比较,该新属暂置于 Ciini 中。提供了巨须虻属种的检索表,以及成虫外部形态、雌雄外生殖器的形态描述。