Caloparyphus palaearcticus sp. n. (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), the first record for the soldier fly genus in the Palaearctic

By

Rozkošný, Rudolf
Hauser, Martin
Gelhaus, Jon K

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

594

Pages

111-122

Subjects

Caloparyphus , Mongolia , new species , Oxycerini , Palaearctic region , Russia , soldier fly , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.594.7750

 

Abstract

Caloparyphus palaearcticus sp. n. is described from Russia and two localities in Mongolia and is the first representative of this genus in the Palaearctic and the only species found outside the New World. The morphological characters of the species are described and illustrated, and relationships to related species of Caloparyphus are discussed.