An unusually rich scuttle fly fauna (Diptera, Phoridae) from north of the Arctic Circle in the Kola Peninsula, N. W. Russia

64 species of Phoridae, in 6 genera, are reported from the Kola Peninsula, north of the Arctic Circle. The new species Megaselia elenae and M. kozlovi are described. 33 species of Megaselia, only known from females, are given code numbers. Keys to the species of all the females of Megaselia and Phor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ZooKeys
Main Author: Disney, R. Henry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Taxonomy
Phoridae
new species
Kola Peninsula
Arctic
kola peninsula
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/577825
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.342.5772
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Summary:64 species of Phoridae, in 6 genera, are reported from the Kola Peninsula, north of the Arctic Circle. The new species Megaselia elenae and M. kozlovi are described. 33 species of Megaselia, only known from females, are given code numbers. Keys to the species of all the females of Megaselia and Phora are provided; and also a key to the males European Megaselia species with a notopleural cleft.

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