Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

Authors

  • Igor Ya. Grichanov All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo Str. 3, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, 196608 Russia. E-mail: grichanov@mail.ru

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Medeterinae, long-legged flies, Afrotropical, South Africa, identification key, new species, new tribe, taxonomy, Tanzania

Abstract

New material for the Afrotropical genus Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018 has been recently found and identified. Udzungwomyia simoni n. sp. from South Africa is described and illustrated. This new species differs from the other representative of the genus in morphology of the male hind leg and genitalia mainly. A new record is given for the known Tanzanian species, U. morogoro Grichanov, 2018. A new tribe Udzungwomyiini, n. trib. is also proposed for UdzungwomyiaMaipo­\myia Bickel, 2004 and Neomedetera Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2007.

 

Cite as: Grichanov, I.Ya. 2019. Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 267–275.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3562003

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CEEC5630-EF2-41EC-91D7-A89A108457CE

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2019-12-04

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