The Phylogenetic Classification Of Diptera Cyclorrhapha: With Special Reference To The Structure Of The Male Postabdomen (series Entomologica)

"This work is a specialized dissertation covering a limited field of enquiry. I deal mainly with two interrelated topics, the structure of the male postabdomen and genitalia of cyclorrhaphous flies and how these insects should be classified in a phylogenetic system. Much new information and interpretation is presented here, as well as commentary on the observations and interpretation of previous authors. The field covered by this work has long been recognized as difficult. It is my hope that I will succeed in this work in dispelling some of the difficulties. My proposal of revised terminology for certain parts of the external genitalia thus should not be regarded as innovation for its own sake, but as an attempt to remedy a situation which has been widely recognized as unsatisfactory."--Page 2 Front Matter....Pages i-1 Introduction....Pages 2-4 Principles and Procedures of Classification....Pages 5-28 Structure of the Male Postabdomen....Pages 29-57 The Relationship of the Cyclorrhapha to Other Eremoneura....Pages 58-66 The Major Subordinate Groups of the Cyclorrhapha....Pages 67-74 Review of the Classification of the Schizophora....Pages 75-313 Check-List of Revised Family Classification of the Cyclorrhapha....Pages 314-316 Concluding Remarks....Pages 317-317 Acknowledgements....Pages 318-318 Summary....Pages 319-321 References....Pages 322-332 Back Matter....Pages 333-340