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Published: 2006-12-04
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New species of Eupsilocephala Krober from Australia (Diptera: Therevidae)

California Department of Food & Agriculture, California State Collection of Arthropods, Sacramento, California, USA.
Diptera Eupsilocephala Therevidae Australia taxonomy

Abstract

The stiletto fly genus Eupsilocephala Kröber is a member of the Taenogera genus-group endemic to Australia. Two new species of this rarely collected genus, Eupsilocephala albodorsalis sp. nov. and Eupsilocephala sulphurea sp. nov., are described.

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