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Published: 2021-11-26
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A new Afrolimnophila Alexander from Europe (Diptera: Limoniidae)

Neklanova 7, CZ—779 00 Olomouc-Nedvězí & Silesian Museum, Nádražní okruh 31, CZ—746 01 Opava, Czech Republic.
Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan.
Diptera crane fly identification key male terminalia new species Tipuloidea

Abstract

A new species of the genus Afrolimnophila Alexander, 1956 is described from Europe, A. erhanae sp. nov., and its wing and male terminalia are illustrated. A key to West Palearctic species of the genus is appended.

 

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