A WORLD REVISION OF STROBILOMYIA GEN-N - THE ANTHOMYIID SEED PESTS OF CONIFERS (DIPTERA, ANTHOMYIIDAE)

The world species of anthomyiid cone and seed pests are revised. A new genus, Strobilomyia gen.n., is erected for the eighteen species, including seven new to science, presently recognized. Author''s views on homologies in the male and female terminalia of Anthomyiidae and other Diptera Cyclorrhapha are amplified as background for the terminology employed. The monophyly and systematic position of Strobilomyia are discussed with reassessions of related genera: Lasiomma Stein, Chirosia Rondani, Egle Robineaeu-Desvoidy and Acklandia Hennig. Zoogeographic aspects, especially vicariance across the Beringia, are analysed from a partial hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships among the species of Strobilomyia in conjunction with paleo-environmental data. New generic synonyms are: Macrophorbia Malloch, Crinurina Karl, Sinohylemya Hsue (all = Lasiomma); Acrostilpna Ringdahl, Shakshainia Suwa, Meliniella Suwa (all = Chirosia). The species recognized in Strobilomyia (with geographic range and host trees in parentheses) are: anthracina (Czerny) (Palearctic, Picea); neanthracina sp.n. Nearctic, Picea and ?Tsuga) appalachensis sp.n. (E. Nearctic); Melania (Ackland ) (Europe, Larix); sibirica sp.n. (N.E. Europe, Siberia [USSR],Larix) viaria (Huckett) (E. Palearctic, Nearctic, Larix) infrequens (Ackland) (Palearctic, Larix) Luteoforceps (Fan and Fang) (E. palearctic, Larix) baicalensis (Elberg) (E. Palearctic, Larix) aricicola (Karl) (Palearctic, Larix) Naricis sp.n. (Nearctic, Larix) macalpinei sp.n. (W. Canada, Larix) carbonaria (Ringdahl) (C. Europe, E. Nearctic, Abeies) 4svenssoni sp.n. (N. Europe, Mongolia), suwai sp.n. (Japan) suwai sp.n. (Japan) todocola (Suwa) (Japan, Abies) abietis (Huckett) (Nearctic, abies); and oriens (Suwa) (E. Palearctic, Abies).