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Issue: Vol. 757 No. 1: 7 Dec. 2004
Type: Articles
Published: 2004-12-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.757.1.1
Page range: 1–16
Abstract views: 40
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The South American genus Nigranitida Metz (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae) with the description of three new species

Center for Biodiversity, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA
Center for Biodiversity, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA
Diptera Nigranitida Therevidae stiletto fly new species key morphology neotropics Argentina

Abstract

The genus Nigranitida Metz is revised with the description of three new species, N. gibba Webb, N. irwini Webb, and N. margaretae Webb from Argentina. A key to the identification of the four species is included along with illustrations of the genitalia.

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