A new species of the genus Conosiphon Becker, 1923 and the first records of this genus for Europe (Diptera, Asilidae)

By

Van Den Broek, Reinoud
Álvarez Fidalgo, Piluca
Smit, John

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1181

Pages

59--79

Subjects

Almería , Asilinae , endemic , Iberian Peninsula , identification key , Spain

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.105663

 

Abstract

A new species of Conosiphon Becker, 1923, Conosiphon ianus Álvarez Fidalgo & van den Broek, sp. nov., is described from Spain, representing the first record of this genus for Europe. It is illustrated in high-resolution photographs and the first ecological information is provided, as well as a key to all species tentatively placed in this genus.