The family Stratiomyidae in Egypt and Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Stratiomyoidea)

BACKGROUND: This study systematically catalogues all known taxa of the family Stratiomyidae in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It is one in a series of planned studies aiming to catalogue the whole order in both countries. NEW INFORMATION: Twenty species, belonging to seven genera and three subfamilies (Pac...

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Autores principales: El-Hawagry, Magdi, Al Dhafer, Hathal Mohammed, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud, Hauser, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2021
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Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790686
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e64212
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: This study systematically catalogues all known taxa of the family Stratiomyidae in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It is one in a series of planned studies aiming to catalogue the whole order in both countries. NEW INFORMATION: Twenty species, belonging to seven genera and three subfamilies (Pachygastrinae, Stratiomyinae and Nemotelinae), are treated. One of these genera, Oplodontha and two species, Oplodontha pulchriceps Loew and Oxycera turcica Üstüner & Hasbenli, are recorded herein for the first time from Saudi Arabia. A lectotype for Nemotelus matrouhensis Mohammad et al., 2009 is designated. An updated classification, synonymies, type localities, world and local distributions, dates of collection and some coloured photographs are provided.

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