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Issue: Vol. 1183 No. 1: 24 Apr. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-04-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1183.1.4
Page range: 57–68
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Hoplacephala Macquart (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Namibia, with a discussion of generic monophyly

Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK - 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Diptera Sarcophagidae Hoplacephala new species

Abstract

A new species, Hoplacephala oryx sp. nov., is described from Namibia, Khorixas district. The male is characterized by a remarkably elongated pair of straight frontal setae and a tuft of lanceolate marginal setae on abdominal tergite 4. Generic assignment is argued from a cladistic analysis, and the monophyly of Hoplacephala Macquart is shown to be corroborated by the autapomorphic pattern of strong katepisternal setae.

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