Two new West Palaearctic species of Atelestus Walker (Diptera, Atelestidae) and new distributional records of the family

By

Kanavalová, Liliana
Kubík, Štěpán
Barták, Miroslav, 1954-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

955

Pages

147--158

Subjects

Atelestidae , Atelestus , descriptions , Diptera , Europe , Nemedina , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.955.53698

 

Abstract

Atelestus turcicus Barták, sp. nov. (Turkey) and Atelestus ibericus Barták, sp. nov. (Spain) are described and illustrated. A key to all known Palaearctic species of Atelestus is provided and the main diagnostic characters are discussed. The female of Nemedina acutiformis Carles-Tolrá, 2008 is described for the first time. New distributional records are presented: Atelestus dissonans Collin, 1961 – first records from Spain and Bulgaria, A. pulicarius (Fallén, 1816) – first record from Turkey, Nemedina alamirabilis Chandler, 1981 – first record from Bulgaria and N. acutiformis Carles-Tolrá, 2008 – first record from Turkey.