Empidoid flies from Cabo Verde (Diptera, Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae and Hybotidae) are not only composed of Old World tropical species

  • Patrick Grootaert Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels
  • Isabella Van de Velde Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.528
Keywords: Cape Verde, new species, Empidoidea, Aphrosylus, Crossopalpus

Abstract

In the present paper three empidoid fly species new to science are described from the island Sal of the Cabo Verde archipelago. Aphrosylus salensis sp. nov., a marine dolichopodid fly, is found in the splash zone of a rocky sea shore. Crossopalpus salensis sp. nov. (Hybotidae) is recorded from two different sebkhas. Crossopalpus complicatus sp. nov. is reported from an irrigated wasteland. A key to the species of these two genera occurring on Cape Verde is provided. The presence of the morphospecies Tachytrechus tessellatus (Macquart, 1842), a presumed Old World tropical species, is confirmed.

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Published
2019-05-29
How to Cite
Grootaert, P., & Van de Velde, I. (2019). Empidoid flies from Cabo Verde (Diptera, Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae and Hybotidae) are not only composed of Old World tropical species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (528). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.528
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No. 528 (2019): Empidoid flies from Cabo Verde (Diptera, Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae and Hybotidae) are not only composed of Old World tropical species
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Entomology

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