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Issue: Vol. 4066 No. 3: 15 Jan. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-01-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.7
Page range: 311–322
Abstract views: 68
PDF downloaded: 60

Neothalassius, a new genus of Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae s.lat.) from the Pacific coast of South America 

Diptera Unit, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, CANADA.
Diptera Unit, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, CANADA.
Diptera Empidoidea Dolichopodidae Parathalassiinae Neothalassius Neotropical Chile new genus new species phylogeny

Abstract

A new genus, Neothalassius gen. nov., and two new species, Neothalassius triton sp. nov. and Neothalassius villosus sp. nov., are described from rocky shorelines along the Pacific seacoast of South America. The phylogenetic placement of Neothalassius within the subfamily Parathalassiinae is discussed.

 

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