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Issue: Vol. 5361 No. 2: 1 Nov. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-11-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5361.2.6
Page range: 252-262
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An updated Checklist of the Myospila Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) of India with description of a new species

Calyptrate Research Centre; Department of Zoology; Sreegopal Banerjee College; Hooghly; West Bengal-712148; India
Calyptrate Research Centre; Department of Zoology; Sreegopal Banerjee College; Hooghly; West Bengal-712148; India
Calyptrate Research Centre; Department of Zoology; Sreegopal Banerjee College; Hooghly; West Bengal-712148; India
Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Anshun City; Guizhou- 561000; China
Diptera Taxonomy Myospila new species fauna India

Abstract

A list of 19 species of the genus Myospila Rondani, 1856 (Diptera, Muscidae) from India is prepared based on our collection and available literature. The study documented a new species, Myospila himalayensis Jana, Hazari & Sinha, sp. nov., from Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. A description of the new species is provided, along with male terminalia figured and described. Taxonomic notes on the closely related species are also illustrated.

 

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