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Issue: Vol. 2622 No. 1: 23 Sep. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-09-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2622.1.3
Page range: 49–60
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 25

A new species and key for Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken (Diptera: Mydidae)

University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management; Division of Organisms & the Environment, 137 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Diptera Mydidae Rhaphiomidas Sonora Baja California

Abstract

This paper describes one new species, Rhaphiomidas ballmeri sp. nov. from Sonora state, Mexico. A new key is provided for males of this genus to aid in their identification.

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