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Issue: Vol. 2295 No. 1: 23 Nov. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-11-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2295.1.7
Page range: 64–68
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 2

Description of a new species of Tabanidae (Diptera) from the Amazon region: Catachlorops (Rhamphidommia) dubius sp. nov. and a key to species of the subgenus

Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Cx. Postal 478, 69.011-970, Manaus, AM, Brazil
bolsista do Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade (PPBio/MCT)
Diptera Horse flies Diachlorini new species Neotropical region taxonomy

Abstract

We describe Catachlorops (Rhamphidommia) dubius sp. nov. from Amazon region Brazil. Figures and a dichotomous key of all species of Rhamphidommia are provided.

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