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Issue: Vol. 2295 No. 1: 23 Nov. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-11-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2295.1.4
Page range: 31–45
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 1

Asiorrhina, a new Oriental genus of Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) and its phylogenetic position

Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O.Box 50007, S-10405 Stockholm, Sweden
Department of Biology & Ecology, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00, Ostrava & Silesian Museum, Tyršova 1, CZ-746 01 Opava, Czech Republic
Diptera taxonomy new taxa phylogeny Lygistorrhina asiatica Oriental region

Abstract

A new genus of Lygistorrhinidae, Asiorrhina gen. n., and a new species, Asiorrhina parasiatica sp. n., are described. Asiorrhina asiatica (Senior-White) comb. n. is redescribed and selected as the type species for the new genus. The systematic position of the new genus is discussed. All recent taxa of Lygistorrhinidae form a monophyletic group with the fossil genus Palaeognoriste Meunier as the sister group.

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