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Issue: Vol. 1371 No. 1: 4 Dec. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-12-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1371.1.1
Page range: 1–21
Abstract views: 45
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Eight new species of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen

Cambridge University Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
Diptera Phoridae Megaselia new species Arabia Arabia

Abstract

The following new species of Megaselia are described from the United Arab Emirates, with four of these also recorded from additional countries (indicated in brackets). M. ebejeri (Oman), M. floccicauda (Yemen), M. gallagheri (Oman), M. multivesiculae, M. necmera, M. nudihalterata (Oman, Yemen), M. papei and M. quintincisa.

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