Chloropidae (Diptera) of Turkey with descriptions of new species and new records

Authors

  • Emilia Nartshuk Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab 1, 199034 St. Petersburg.

Keywords:

Diptera, Chloropidae, Asia Minor, Turkey, new species, biodiversity, fauna

Abstract

A list of Chloropidae from Turkey is provided, containing 64 species from 31 genera and 4 subfamilies. Three species are described as new. Two additional species were only identified to genus level. Twelve species are listed based only on literature data. Most species (40) are recorded from Turkey for the first time.

To cite: Nartshuk, E.P. 2012. Chloropidae (Diptera) of Turkey with descriptions of new species and new records. Israel Journal of Entomology 4142: 115–144.

Meromyza pleurosetosa, head, scutum and scutellum, dorsal view

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2012-12-31

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