Rhaphium Meigen (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from the Taimyr Peninsula (Russia), with description of a new species

Eight species of Rhaphium Mg. are recorded from the southern tundra of the Taimyr Peninsula (Russia), including the description of a new species, Rhaphium borisovi Negrobov, Barkalov & Selivanova sp. nov. The new species is similar to Rhaphium gruniniani Negrobov and differs from it by yellow fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: NEGROBOV, OLEG P., BARKALOV, АNATOLII V., SELIVANOVA, ОLGA В.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2012
Subjects:
Diptera
Rhaphium
Dolichopodidae
new species
southern tundra
key to species
Taimyr
Tundra
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3548.1.6
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3548.1.6
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Summary:Eight species of Rhaphium Mg. are recorded from the southern tundra of the Taimyr Peninsula (Russia), including the description of a new species, Rhaphium borisovi Negrobov, Barkalov & Selivanova sp. nov. The new species is similar to Rhaphium gruniniani Negrobov and differs from it by yellow fore coxa, equal length of hind tarsomeres 1–2 and broader inner lobe of cercus. The female of Rhaphium beringiense Negrobov & Vockeroth is described. A key to Siberian species (exclusive of Far East species) of the genus Rhaphium is presented and morphological characters of all species are illustrated.

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