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Issue: Vol. 5301 No. 5: 14 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.5.5
Page range: 581-593
Abstract views: 208
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The first Neotropical and Afrotropical species of Microphorella Becker, with a key to the genera of Parathalassiinae and species of Microphorella from the Southern Hemisphere (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)

Diptera Unit; Canadian National Collection of Insects; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; K.W. Neatby Building; 960 Carling Avenue; Ottawa; Ontario; K1A 0C6; CANADA
Diptera Unit; Canadian National Collection of Insects; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; K.W. Neatby Building; 960 Carling Avenue; Ottawa; Ontario; K1A 0C6; CANADA
Diptera Long-legged flies Chile South Africa new species new records morphology identification key

Abstract

Two new species of Microphorella Becker are described and illustrated from Chile and South Africa, respectively: M. amorimi sp. nov. (Maule Region) and M. irwini sp. nov. (Western Cape Province), representing the first formal records of the genus from the Neotropical and Afrotropical Regions. In addition, a key to the genera of Parathalassiinae and species of Microphorella from the Southern Hemisphere is also provided.

 

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