Two new species of Dactylonotus Parent, 1934 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa and a key to Afrotropical species

  • Igor Ya. Grichanov All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo 3, St.Petersburg, Pushkin, 196608
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.175
Keywords: Diaphorinae, new species, identification key, Afrotropical Region

Abstract

Two new species from South Africa, Dactylonotus nigricorpus sp. nov. and Dactylonotus tsitsikamma sp. nov., are described and illustrated. D. nigricorpus sp. nov. differs from all other species of the genus in the black body, the smaller size and the shorter antenna. D. tsitsikamma sp. nov. is peculiar in the genus in bearing a flag of long setae on the fifth segment of the fore tarsus. An identification key to 6 Afrotropical species of the genus is provided.

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Published
2016-02-16
How to Cite
Grichanov, I. Y. (2016). Two new species of Dactylonotus Parent, 1934 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa and a key to Afrotropical species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (175). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.175
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No. 175 (2016): Two new species of Dactylonotus Parent, 1934 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa and a key to Afrotropical species
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