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Issue: Vol. 1664 No. 1: 17 Dec. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-12-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1664.1.3
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 29

Two new species of Rhaphiomidas (Diptera: Mydidae)

University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management; Division of Organisms & the Environment, 137 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management; Division of Organisms & the Environment, 137 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Diptera Mydidae Rhaphiomidas Nuevo Leon Moapa sand dune

Abstract

Two new species of Mydidae, Rhaphiomidas pachyrhynchus sp. nov. and Rhaphiomidas moapa sp. nov. are described and illustrated here for the first time. Rhaphiomidas pachyrhynchus represents the southeastern most record of the genus. Notes on the adult ecology of R. moapa are given.

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