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Issue: Vol. 2174 No. 1: 3 Aug. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-08-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2174.1.2
Page range: 18–26
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 2

Review of the genus Nepaletricha Chandler (Diptera, Rangomaramidae), with description of new species from Thailand and Vietnam

Heikki Hippa, Swedish Museum of Natural History, PO Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL, United Kingdom
Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum and Animal Ecology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, PO Box 137, H-1431 Budapest, Hungary
Diptera Sciaroidea Rangomaramidae Nepaletricha new species Oriental region Thailand Vietnam

Abstract

The genus Nepaletricha consists of the following species: N. mystica Chandler (Nepal), N. furcata sp. n. (Thailand and Vietnam) and N. montana sp. n. (Thailand). The previously unknown female characters are described. The placement of the genus is briefly reviewed and discussed.

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