Abstract
Adult males of the genus Parapsectra Reiss are diagnosed, illustrated in detail and keyed. Parapsectra bumasta sp. n., collected from Pomerania (N Poland) is described and compared with two similar species: P. chionophila (Edwards) and P. nana (Meigen). Systematic relationships between the species included in Parapsectra and close genera are discussed. Data on biology of Parapsectra from new European sites are provided.References
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