New records of long-legged flies (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Tyva Republic (Russia, Siberia)

During a 2017 survey conducted in the Tyva Republic of Russia, 322 specimens of Dolichopodidae have been collected. All 36 identified species are recorded for the first time in the Tyva Republic, including two probably undescribed species. Asyndetus longicornis is a new species for Siberia; Mongolia...

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Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Author: I. Ya. Grichanov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Altai State University 2018
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14258/abs.v4i1.3921
https://doaj.org/article/3dc3b4e0e6c241f993cd036e04dafd89
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Summary:During a 2017 survey conducted in the Tyva Republic of Russia, 322 specimens of Dolichopodidae have been collected. All 36 identified species are recorded for the first time in the Tyva Republic, including two probably undescribed species. Asyndetus longicornis is a new species for Siberia; Mongolian Melanostolus longipilosus and Thinophilus setosus are found for the first time in Russia. In total, 16 genera and 41 (including three unnamed) species are known from Tyva.