The Lonchaeidae (Diptera) of the GBOL project, with the description of a new Priscoearomyia species

By

Reimann, André
Rulik, Björn

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-8-16

Original Publication

Beiträge zur Entomologie

Volume

74

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

165--179

Subjects

COI barcodes , DNA analysis , Europe , Faunistics , France , Germany , Lonchaeidae , new records , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Berlin Akademie-Verlag 1951-1997

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.74.e127094

 

Abstract

The investigation of 331 specimens of the acalypterate dipteran family Lonchaeidae within the GBOL-project resulted in a list of 29 species from which one is new to science, Priscoearomyia bausenbergensissp. nov., and four species represent new records for Germany. For all voucher specimens detailed metadata are provided including validated DNA barcodes. These barcodes build a sound reference basis for future molecular identification of lonchaeid flies and will also allow the inclusion of female specimens in biodiversity studies, when morphological characters for separating these females are not available.