A new species of the genus Milesia Latreille (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Crete

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.846.1969
Keywords: hover flies, flower flies, endemic, new species, DNA barcoding

Abstract

Milesia cretica Bot & van Steenis sp. nov. is described from the Island of Crete, Greece. An identification key to all the European species of Milesia Latreille, 1804 is provided, together with DNA barcodes to distinguish the new species.

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Published
2022-11-07
How to Cite
Bot, S., Mengual, X., van Steenis, J., & Skevington, J. H. (2022). A new species of the genus Milesia Latreille (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Crete. European Journal of Taxonomy, 846(1), 110–125. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.846.1969
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Vol. 846 (2022)
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Research article

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