SEM studies and discovery of an intriguing new Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae) species from the Kashmir Himalayas

Here we present an intriguing new species of the Empididae genus Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) from the Kashmir Himalayas. The new species, Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) aquila, has a distinctive appearance due to its highly deformed male hind legs with extremely shortened hind tibia, a feature very...

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Main Authors: S. A. Akbar, M. Kanturski, M. Barták, A. A. Wachkoo, A. Maqbool
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2139864