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Issue: Vol. 1968 No. 1: 22 Dec. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-12-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1968.1.6
Page range: 58–64
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 2

Acomopterella martinovskyi sp. n., the first Palaearctic record of the genus Acomopterella Zaitzev (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00 Ostrava & Silesian Museum, Tyršova 1, CZ-746 01 Opava, Czech Republic
606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL, Great Britain
Diptera Sciaroidea fungus gnats new species Austria Czech Republic Europe

Abstract

A new species of Mycetophilidae (Diptera), Acomopterella martinovskyi sp. n., is described from the Czech Republic and Austria. This is the first record of the genus from the Palaearctic region. Its relationships with other genera and variation in wing characters are briefly discussed. A new combination and synonymy is proposed: Acomopterella fallax (Sherman, 1921) comb.n. = Acomopterella arnaudi Zaitzev, 1989 syn.n.

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