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Issue: Vol. 1629 No. 1: 2 Nov. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1629.1.2
Page range: 27–37
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 14

Leptopezella, a new Southern Hemisphere genus of Ocydromiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae)

Entomology, Ontario Plant Laboratories, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, K.W. Neatby Bldg., C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6
Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Bldg., C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6
Diptera Leptopezella Hybotidae Bolivia Australia taxonomy

Abstract

Leptopezella, gen. nov. is described to include one new species from Bolivia (L. masneri) and three new species from Australia (L. anatolica, L. perata, L. spinosa).

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