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Issue: Vol. 1044 No. 1: 2 Sept. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-09-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1044.1.5
Page range: 49–55
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 3

Cladistic analysis finds a placement for an enigmatic species, Peyerimhoffia sepei sp. n. (Diptera: Sciaridae), with a note on its spermatophore

Heikki Hippa, Swedish Museum of Natural History, PO Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Pekka Vilkamaa, Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, PO Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Diptera Peyerimhoffia new species phylogeny morphology spermatophore

Abstract

A new species of Sciaridae from northern Europe, with an exceptional combination of characters, is placed in the phylogenetic system of the family by a cladistic analysis. The new species, Peyerimhoffia sepei sp. n., is described and illustrated, and the spermatophores of Sciaridae are briefly discussed.

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