The First Record of the GenusParalimosinaL. Papp (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) in the Afrotropical Region, with Descriptions of Six New Species

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2013 English Publisher:Natal Museum of South AfricaJournal:African Invertebrates, volume 54, pages 315-333 (issn: 1681-5556, eissn: 2305-2562,

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Authors: Papp, László;

doi: 10.5733/afin.054.0202

The First Record of the GenusParalimosinaL. Papp (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) in the Afrotropical Region, with Descriptions of Six New Species

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The Afrotropical species of the genus Paralimosina L. Papp, 1973, are discussed. Six new species, Paralimosina australis sp. n. (Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa), P. congoensis sp. n. (Republic of Congo), P. flavifacies sp. n. (Tanzania), P. heteroneura sp. n. (South Africa), P. paraustralis sp. n. (South Africa), and P. sinelineata sp. n. (South Africa) are described. The morphological variety among the Afrotropical species of Paralimosina seems to be the widest. Therefore, it is expected that many other new species will be described from the region in the future. An identification key to the new taxa is provided.

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Insecta, Arthropoda, Sphaeroceridae, Diptera, Animalia, Biodiversity, Taxonomy

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