Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Authors: | Kurina, O. |
Journal: | Zootaxa |
Volume: | 4722 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pagination: | 339–351 |
Abstract: | A comprehensive material of Afrotropical Sciophila including 262 male specimens of 15 species collected from 7 countries are studied. Two new species—S. geiri sp. n. and S. tchabalensis sp. n.—are described from Madagascar and Cameroon, respectively. New records of the following 13 species are presented: S. digitilenta Søli, 1997 (Uganda), S. fenestralis Søli, 1997 (South Africa), S. kakumensis Søli, 1997 (Cameroon, Uganda), S. kjaerandseni Søli, 1997 (Uganda), S. koundensis Søli, 1997 (Uganda), S. leptosoma Søli, 1997 (Democratic Republic of Congo), S. longistyla Søli, 1997 (South Africa), S. mazumbaiensis Søli, 1997 (Uganda), S. ocreata Philippi, 1865 (France: La Réunion), S. papula Søli, 1997 (Democratic Republic of Congo), S. pinniger Søli, 1997 (South Africa, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya), S. quadra Søli, 1997 (Democratic |
URL: | https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4722.4.3 |
DOI: | 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.4.3 |
New species and new records of Sciophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Afrotropical region
Taxonomic name:
Sciophila digitilenta (Classification), Sciophila fenestralis (Classification), Sciophila geiri (Classification), Sciophila kakumensis (Classification), Sciophila kjaerandseni (Classification), Sciophila koundensis (Classification), Sciophila leptosoma (Classification), Sciophila longistyla (Classification), Sciophila mazumbaiensis (Classification), Sciophila ocreata (Classification), Sciophila papula (Classification), Sciophila pinniger (Classification), Sciophila quadra (Classification), Sciophila stellata (Classification), Sciophila tchabalensis (Classification)
Taxonomy checked:
Yes
TDWG distribution:
Yes
Specimens imported:
No
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