New species of Platypalpus (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Patrick Grootaert Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000, Brussels
  • Igor Shamshev All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, shosse Podbel’skogo 3, 188620, St. Petersburg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.103
Keywords: Afrotropical Region, Diptera, Platypalpus, new species

Abstract

Six new species of Platypalpus Macquart, 1827 are described from tropical forest at Yangambi (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Platypalpus bolikoi sp. nov., P. ikoso sp. nov., P. lokonda sp. nov., P. manjano sp. nov., P. saffradi sp. nov. and P. yangambensis sp. nov. All species are photographed and, except for P. saffradi sp. nov. known only from females, male terminalia are illustrated for all. A key is provided for the six species of DR Congo. COI barcodes are available for all species at GenBank.

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Published
2014-11-25
How to Cite
Grootaert, P., & Shamshev, I. (2014). New species of Platypalpus (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. European Journal of Taxonomy, (103). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.103
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No. 103 (2014): New species of Platypalpus (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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