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Issue: Vol. 4268 No. 2: 16 May 2017
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-05-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.8
Page range: 291–292
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 33

Two new synonyms from Tibet (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae)

Canadian National Collection of Insects & Canadian Food Inspection Agency, OPL-Entomology, K.W. Neatby Bldg., C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0C6.
Diptera Empididae Clinocerinae

Abstract

The subfamily Clinocerinae (Empididae, Diptera) are aquatic dance flies, most commonly encountered in fast flowing rocky streams and creeks. The adults often rest on emergent rocks and are rather common in temperate regions.

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