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New species without dead bodies: a case for photo-based descriptions, illustrated by a striking new species of Marleyimyia Hesse (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from South Africa

Abstract. A new bombyliid species Marleyimyia xylocopae Marshall & Evenhuis, sp. n., an apparent mimic of the carpenter bee Xylocopa flavicollis (De Geer), is described from South Africa on the basis of photographs only. The pros and cons of species descriptions in the absence of preserved type...

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Autores principales: Marshall, Stephen A., Evenhuis, Neal L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4607853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26487819
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.525.6143