Two new species of Asymphyloptera Collin (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae) from Colombia, with an updated key to males of New World species-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Two new species of Asymphyloptera Collin (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae) from Colombia, with an updated key to males of New World species

Published:2023-11-17 Issue:3 Volume:5374 Page:437-444
ISSN:1175-5334
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RAMOS-PASTRANA YARDANY^ORCID,CÓRDOBA-SUAREZ ERIC^ORCID,SINCLAIR BRADLEY J.^ORCID

Abstract

The genus Asymphyloptera is recorded from Colombia for the first time, with the description of two new species from Parque Natural Regional Cerro Páramo de Miraflores: A. miraflorensis sp. nov. and A. tama sp. nov. The two species are illustrated, and an updated key and distribution map for all New World species are presented.

Publisher

Magnolia Press

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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