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Issue: Vol. 1895 No. 1: 8 Oct. 2008
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2008-10-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1895.1.7
Page range: 66–68
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 1

An unusual new species of Scenopinus Latreille (Diptera: Scenopinidae) from Australia

Entomology, Queensland Department of Primary industries & Fisheries, 80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia 4068. School of Integrated Biology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072
Diptera Scenopinidae

Abstract

Scenopinidae are a small family (ca. 300 species) of asiloid flies distributed on all continents except Antarctica. This family is closely related to Therevidae (Stiletto flies) based on the secondarily segmented characteristic of their larvae. Scenopinids are typically very small flies, frequently less than 5 mm total body length.

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