New Species of Empidinae (Diptera) from San Rossore National Park, Italy, with the First Report on Leg Polymorphism in the Genus <i>Hilara</i> Meigen and Their DNA Barcoding Evidence
Miroslav Barták,
Milan Kozánek,
Antonio Belcari,
Andrea Š. Tóthová
Affiliations
Miroslav Barták
Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic
Milan Kozánek
VirNat s.r.o., Na medzi 1C, 83106 Bratislava, Slovakia
Antonio Belcari
Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Firenze, Italy
Andrea Š. Tóthová
Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
Altogether three species of Empidinae are described from San Rossore National Park, Italy: Empis (Euempis) sanrossorensis Barták sp. nov., Hilara polymorpha Barták sp. nov., and Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) sanrossorensis Barták sp. nov. Polymorphism in the shape of foreleg in Hilara is reported for the first time. The COI sequences for barcoding purposes and upcoming studies are provided.
