The genus Afrosyrphus Curran (Diptera, Syrphidae), with a description of a new species

Ximo Mengual; Axel Ssymank; Jeffrey H. Skevington; Menno Reemer; Gunilla Ståhls

doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.635

European Journal of Taxonomy (Apr 2020)

The genus Afrosyrphus Curran (Diptera, Syrphidae), with a description of a new species

Ximo Mengual,
Axel Ssymank,
Jeffrey H. Skevington,
Menno Reemer,
Gunilla Ståhls

Affiliations

Ximo Mengual: Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn
Axel Ssymank: Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn
Jeffrey H. Skevington: Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6
Menno Reemer: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden
Gunilla Ståhls: Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoology unit, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, P.O. Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.635
Journal volume & issue: no. 635

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The flower fly genus Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927 (Diptera, Syrphidae) is revised and a new species, Afrosyrphus schmuttereri sp. nov., from Kenya and Uganda is described. Diagnoses, illustrations, DNA barcodes and known distributional data are provided for the two species of this genus, as well as an identification key. A critical review of the published literature is also provided.

Published in European Journal of Taxonomy

ISSN: 2118-9773 (Online)
Publisher: Consortium of European Natural History Museums
Country of publisher: France
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology; Science: Botany
Website: http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt

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