A review of grass flies (Diptera, Chloropidae) of Karelia and Murmansk Province of Russia

One hundred and sixteen species of Chloropidae (Diptera) are recorded in Russian Karelia and Murmansk Province: 112 in Karelia and 44 in Murmansk Province. Twenty-two and seven species are new for Karelia and Murmansk Province, respectively. Calamoncosis oscinella is for the first time reported from...

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Published in:Fauna norvegica
Main Authors: Emilia Nartshuk, Alexei Polevoi, Andrey Przhiboro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2020
Subjects:
Diptera
Chloropidae
distribution
biogeography
Karelia
Murmansk Province
Zoology
QL1-991
Murmansk
karelia*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v40i0.3406
https://doaj.org/article/ba64093699b4491a8801774df85c171f
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Summary:One hundred and sixteen species of Chloropidae (Diptera) are recorded in Russian Karelia and Murmansk Province: 112 in Karelia and 44 in Murmansk Province. Twenty-two and seven species are new for Karelia and Murmansk Province, respectively. Calamoncosis oscinella is for the first time reported from Russia and Elachiptera breviscutellata - from European Russia. Pseudogaurax venustus is reinstated as Gaurax venustus. Taxonomic notes are provided on Eribolus nana, Polyodaspis ruficornis, Oscinella vindicata and Cetema simile. The distribution and biological data are given for every species. Point maps are provided for species with at least one exactly known location. The zoogeographical structure of Chloropidae fauna on the examined territories is briefly discussed and compared with other north-European countries.

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