Ceratomerus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Asilomorpha
Superfamilia: Empidoidea

Familia: Brachystomatidae
Subfamilia: Ceratomerinae
Genus: Ceratomerus
Species (45): C. albistylus – C. apterus – C. argutus – C. athertonius – C. attenuatus – C. barringtonensis – C. bickeli – C. biseriatus – C. brevifurcatus – C. bulbosus – C. campbelli – C. comarapa – C. connexus – C. crassinervis – C. deansi – C. dorsatus – C. earlyi – C. exiguus – C. falcatus – C. flavus – C. globosus – C. hibbsi – C. hibernus – C. inflexus – C. irramus – C. lobatus – C. longicornis – C. longifurcatus – C. macalpinei – C. maculatus – C. malleolus – C. masneri – C. mediocris – C. melaneus – C. oreas – C. ordinatus – C. orientalis – C. paraconnexus – C. paradoxus – C. penai – C. prodigiosus – C. tarsalis – C. victoriae – C. virgatus – C. vittatus

[sources: Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist, Sinclair (2010)]
Name

Ceratomerus Philippi, 1865
Original status: valid genus
Gender: masculine
Type species: Ceratomerus paradoxus Philippi, 1865
Fixation: monotypy

Synonyms

Tomia Paramonov, 1961 [junior homonym]

References

Collin, J.E. 1928: New Zealand Empididae based on material in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History), London. BUGZ
Collin, J.E. 1931: Two remarkable new species of Empididae (Diptera) from New Zealand. Annals and magazine of natural history (10), 8: 352–355.
Collin, J.E. 1933: Empididae. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile, 4: 1–334. [not seen]
Malloch, J.R. 1931: Notes on New Zealand Empididae (Diptera). Records of the Canterbury Museum, 3: 423–429, plate LVI. BUGZ
Paramonov, S.J. 1961: Notes of Australian Diptera (XXXII-XXXVI). XXXIII. A new genus of Empididae from Tasmania. Annals and magazine of natural history (13), 4: 100–102, plates V-VI. [not seen]
Philippi, R.A. 1865: Aufzählung der chilenischen Dipteren. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologischbotanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 15: 595–782. BHL
Plant, A.R. 1991: A revision of the genus Ceratomerus (Diptera: Empididae: Ceratomerinae) of New Zealand. Journal of natural history, 25(5): 1313–1330. DOI: 10.1080/00222939100770811
Plant, A.R. 1995: A new species of Ceratomerus Philippi (Dipt., Empididae, Ceratomerinae) from Chile. Entomologist's monthly magazine, 131: 123–125.
Sinclair, B.J. 2003: Taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of the subfamily Ceratomerinae of Australia (Diptera: Empidoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, 55: 1–44. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1373
Sinclair, B.J. 2010: Revision and phylogenetic systematics of the Neotropical Ceratomerinae (Insecta: Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae). Arthropod systematics & phylogeny, 68(2): 197–228. PDF

Links

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Ceratomerus is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Species

C. albistylus Hardy, 1930[2]
C. athertonius Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. attenuatus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. barringtonensis Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. bickeli Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. biseriatus Plant, 1991[4]
C. brevifurcatus Plant, 1991[4]
C. bulbosus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. campbelli (Paramonov, 1961)[1]
C. campbelli (Paramonov, 1961)[1]
C. connexus Collin, 1933[5]
C. crassinervis Malloch, 1931[6]
C. deansi Plant, 1995[7]
C. dorsatus Collin, 1928[8]
C. earlyi Plant, 1991[4]
C. exiguus Collin, 1928[8]
C. falcatus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. flavus Plant, 1991[4]
C. globosus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. hibernus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. inflexus Hardy, 1930[2]
C. lobatus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. longifurcatus Collin, 1931[9]
C. macalpinei Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. maculatus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. malleolus Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. mediocris Collin, 1933[5]
C. melaneus Plant, 1991[4]
C. ordinatus Hardy, 1930[2]
C. oreas Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. orientalis Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. paradoxus Philippi, 1865
C. prodigiosus Collin, 1928[8]
C. tarsalis Plant, 1991[4]
C. tuberculus Hardy, 1930[2]
C. victoriae Sinclair, 2003[3]
C. virgatus Collin, 1928[8]
C. vittatus Plant, 1991[4]

References

Paramonov, Sergey J. (1961). "Notes on Australian Diptera (XXXII-XXXVI)". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology. 4 (13): 97–111. doi:10.1080/00222936108655785.
Hardy, G. H. (1930). "Australian Empididae". Australian Journal of Zoology. 6: 237–250.
Sinclair, Bradley J. (2003). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of the subfamily Ceratomerinae of Australia (Diptera: Empidoidea)". Records of the Australian Museum. 55 (1): 1–44. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1373. S2CID 55848715.
Plant, A. R. (1991). "A revision of the genus Ceratomerus (Diptera: Empididae: Ceratomerinae) of New Zealand". Journal of Natural History. 25 (5): 1313–1330. doi:10.1080/00222939100770811.
Collin, James Edward (1933). "Empididae". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. 4: viii + 334.
Malloch, John Russell (1931). "Notes on New Zealand Empididae (Diptera). [Part I.]". Rec. Canterbury Mus. 3: 423–429.
Plant, A. R. (1995). "A new species Ceratomerus Philippi (Dipt., Empididae, Ceratomerinae) from Chile". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 131.
Collin, James Edward (1928). New Zealand Empididae based on material in the British Museum (Natural History). London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. viii + 110.
Collin, James Edward (1931). "Two remarkable new species of Empididae (Diptera) from New Zealand". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (10): 352–355. doi:10.1080/00222933108673404.