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A new species of Thrypticus Gerstaecker, 864 and new records of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Turkey

Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2023
A new long-legged fly species, Thrypticus ozerovi Grichanov sp. nov., from the Antalya Province of Turkey is described and illustrated. The new species appears to be close in habitus to the Turkish endemic T. caeruleus Naglis et Negrobov, 2020, differing
I. Grichanov
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Review of Paraclius arcuatus species-group (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) with description of two new species.

Zootaxa, 2023
The Paraclius arcuatus species-group is reviewed and includes the following seven species: P. angusticauda Van Duzee, 1933, P. angustipennis Van Duzee, 1929, P. arcuatus (Loew, 1861), P. brooksi sp. nov., P. elongatus Van Duzee, 1930, P.
M. M. Soares, J. Runyon, R. S. Capellari, R. A. Rocha   +3 more
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The genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in the Czech Republic with first records of twelve species.

Zootaxa, 2023
The faunistics of long-legged flies of the genus Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819 in the Czech Republic (further subdivided into Bohemia and Moravia) are investigated.
Z. Kejval, M. Pollet
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New or little-known Neotropical Dolichopodidae (Diptera) (II): genus Hercostomus Loew excluded from the Neotropics.

Zootaxa, 2023
The Neotropical species of Hercostomus Loew are revised and the following new combinations are proposed: Paraclius panamensis (Van Duzee, 1931) comb. nov. (Panama), P. plumitarsis (Parent, 1931) comb. nov. (Bolivia), P. problematicus (Parent, 1930) comb.
M. M. Soares, R. S. Capellari, R. Ale‐Rocha   +2 more
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Two new species of Sciapus Zeller, 1842 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Iran

Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2023
Two new long-legged fly species, Sciapus basavandae sp. nov. and S. khuzestanicus sp. nov. from Sistan and Baluchestan and Khuzestan provinces of Iran are described and illustrated. The two new species appear to be very close to S.
I. Grichanov, E. Gilasian
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A review of fossil taxa of Microphorinae (Diptera, Dolichopodidae sensu lato), with redescription of the Eocene genus Meghyperiella Meunier.

Zootaxa, 2022
The current data on fossil empidoid flies of the subfamily Microphorinae (Dolichopodidae sensu lato) are summarized. The extinct taxa of this group includes five genera (Avenaphora Grimaldi Cumming, Curvus Kaddumi, Meghyperiella Meunier, Microphorites ...
I. Shamshev, E. Perkovsky
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The pseudo-Gondwanan genus Atlatlia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Australia, New Caledonia, and Baltic amber, with the description of two new genera

Records of the Australian Museum
The fly genus Atlatlia Bickel, 1986 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Medeterinae) is revised with additional new recent and fossil species, and now comprises two major species groups.
Daniel J. Bickel, John R. Martin
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Revision and morphological phylogeny of the Neotropical genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of twelve new species.

Zootaxa
The genus Mberu Capellari & Amorim of the subfamily Neurigoninae (Dolichopodidae) was previously known only from the type-species. Herein, the genus is revised and now includes thirteen species from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, including twelve newly ...
P. C. Silva, R. S. Capellari, S. S. Oliveira   +2 more
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Three new species of the Neurigona orbicularis species group from Brazil (Diptera: Dolichopodidae).

Zootaxa, 2022
The Neurigona orbicularis species group (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) is recorded from Brazil for the first time, and three new species are described and illustrated, including figures of the male genitalia: N. lopesi sp. nov.
Paulo César da Silva, R. S. Capellari, S. S. Oliveira   +2 more
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Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from the Eocene amber deposits of Cambay and Kutch Basins, India

Palaeoentomology, 2022
The family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from the Eocene amber of the Cambay and Kutch, India is reviewed. Based on a sample of 38 inclusions, the fauna preserved in amber reveals that the family was well-differentiated by early the Eocene.
D. Bickel, John A. Martin, Priyadarshini Agnihotri, Hukam Singh   +3 more
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