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Issue: Vol. 4551 No. 1: 30 Jan. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4551.1.5
Page range: 79–86
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Review of the horse flies of the genus Atylotus Osten Sacken, 1876 (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Egypt, with description of a new species

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia- Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia- Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia- Cairo, Egypt.
Diptera Atylotus shagrensis sp. nov. Wadi Shagra Eastern Desert Taxonomy distribution

Abstract

The genus Atylotus Osten Sacken in Egypt is revised. A new species Atylotus shagrensis sp. nov. is described collected from Wadi Shagra (Eastern Desert). A key to species with illustrations is provided. Diagnosis, specimens examined and distributions are given for each species.

 

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