A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin

Empis (Empis) nikita sp. n. is described from Morocco. The new species belongs to a group of species with incomplete vein M1 that was placed earlier to the subgenus Coptophlebia Bezzi, 1909. The new species differs from all species of Empis s. str. by the structure of abdominal sternite 7 of the ma...

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Main Author: I.V. Shamshev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2018-12-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
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Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6_Shamshev.pdf
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description Empis (Empis) nikita sp. n. is described from Morocco. The new species belongs to a group of species with incomplete vein M1 that was placed earlier to the subgenus Coptophlebia Bezzi, 1909. The new species differs from all species of Empis s. str. by the structure of abdominal sternite 7 of the male which has long, hornlike projection curved anteriorly. A key to species of Empis s. str. with incomplete vein M1 known from the Mediterranean basin is compiled for the first time
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spelling doaj.art-97ef6227f6494358a286b9af505e64f02023-12-03T12:46:48ZengSouthern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institutionКавказский энтомологический бюллетень1814-33261814-33262018-12-0114supplement3539DOI:10.23885/18143326201814S35A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basinI.V. Shamshev0Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesEmpis (Empis) nikita sp. n. is described from Morocco. The new species belongs to a group of species with incomplete vein M1 that was placed earlier to the subgenus Coptophlebia Bezzi, 1909. The new species differs from all species of Empis s. str. by the structure of abdominal sternite 7 of the male which has long, hornlike projection curved anteriorly. A key to species of Empis s. str. with incomplete vein M1 known from the Mediterranean basin is compiled for the first timehttp://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6_Shamshev.pdfDipteraEmpididaeEmpisnew speciesMorocco
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A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
Diptera
Empididae
Empis
new species
Morocco
title A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin
title_full A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin
title_fullStr A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin
title_short A new species of Empis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Empididae) from Morocco, with a key to Coptophlebia-like species of the Mediterranean basin
title_sort new species of empis linnaeus 1758 diptera empididae from morocco with a key to coptophlebia like species of the mediterranean basin
topic Diptera
Empididae
Empis
new species
Morocco
url http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6_Shamshev.pdf
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