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Issue: Vol. 4057 No. 4: 14 Dec. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-12-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.4.4
Page range: 539–550
Abstract views: 24
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of Sycorax (Diptera: Psychodidae: Sycoracinae) from the Oriental Region

National Museum, Department of Entomology, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 – Horní Počernice, Czech Republic.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research, Tungku Highway, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.
University of Ostrava, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology & Institute of Environmental Technologies, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00 Ostrava – Slezská Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research, Tungku Highway, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.
University of Ostrava, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology & Institute of Environmental Technologies, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00 Ostrava – Slezská Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Diptera Moth flies taxonomy host association DNA barcode COI sequence Brunei Amphibia Ansonia leptopus Ansonia longidigita

Abstract

Two new species of Sycorax Haliday in Curtis, 1839 are described from Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei Darussalam: Sycorax konopiki sp. nov. and S. tomkineana sp. nov. Both species were found resting on two frog species: Ansonia leptopus (Günther, 1872) and A. longidigita Inger, 1960. Differential diagnoses for males are included and morphological characters illustrated. Possible host associations of the new species are briefly discussed. DNA barcode sequence (COI) for Sycorax konopiki sp. nov. is also provided.