Megascelus

Megascelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Mydidae
Subfamily:	Megascelinae
Genus:	Megascelus ; Philippi, 1865
Type species
	Megascelus nigricornis ; Philippi, 1865

Last updated July 05, 2023

Megascelus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.^[2]^[3]

Species

Megascelus albovillosus Artigas, 1973^[4]
Megascelus melanoproctus Artigas, 1970^[5]
Megascelus nigricornis Philippi, 1865^[1]
Megascelus nigrovillosus Artigas, 1970^[5]
Megascelus palmicola Artigas, 1970^[5]

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Jorge Artigas Coch was a Chilean entomologist and academic of the University of Concepción. Artigas graduated as an agricultural engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. As the university of Concepción had by early 1950s created the Faculty of Agriculture in 1954 Artigas was contracted to impart the course "Agricultural Zoology". In 1967 Artigas obtained a PhD at Ohio State University. In the university of Concepción he was director of the Department of Zoology from 1970 to 2009, and played an important role in consolidating the university's Zoology Museum. In the 1970s he formally described various insect genera, and he continued this work in the late 1980s and 1990s in collaboration with Nelson Papavero. Artigas is also known for developing a staining method for protozoa. He was a member of a number of scientific societies both in Chile and abroad.

References

1 2 3 Philippi, Rodolfo Amando (1865). "Aufzahlung der chilenischen Dipteren". Abhandlungen der Zool.-Botan. Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 595–782. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
↑ Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.
↑ Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología . 54: 87--116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
↑ Artigas, J.N. (1973). "Megascelus albovillosus nueva especie de apioceratido de Chile y clave para la determinación de las especies del genero (Diptera-Apioceratidae)". Boletín de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepción. 46: 139–144. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
1 2 3 Artigas, J.N. (1970). "Los apioceratidas de Chile con la descripcion de cinco nuevas especies (Diptera-Apioceratidae)". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción. 42: 97–122. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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[Philippi1865-1] 1 2 3 Philippi, Rodolfo Amando (1865). "Aufzahlung der chilenischen Dipteren". Abhandlungen der Zool.-Botan. Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 595–782. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[WilcoxPapaveroPimentel1989-2] Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.

[ArtigasPapavero1990-3] Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología . 54: 87--116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[Artigas1973-4] Artigas, J.N. (1973). "Megascelus albovillosus nueva especie de apioceratido de Chile y clave para la determinación de las especies del genero (Diptera-Apioceratidae)". Boletín de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepción. 46: 139–144. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[Artigas1970-5] 1 2 3 Artigas, J.N. (1970). "Los apioceratidas de Chile con la descripcion de cinco nuevas especies (Diptera-Apioceratidae)". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción. 42: 97–122. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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