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2023
Journal article
On the “screamer-like” birds from the British London Clay: An archaic anseriform-galliform mosaic and a non-galloanserine “barb-necked” species of Perplexicervix
We revisit recently described putative anseriform birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK). Phylogenetically relevant skeletal elements of Danielsavis nazensis Houde et al., 2023 are reported that were omitted from the original description, including the pterygoids and palatines. We detail that anseriform affinities of D. nazensis...Mayr, Gerald ; Carrió, Vicen ; Kitchener, Andrew C
Aves, new family, Walton-on-the-Naze, new species, and fossil birds
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2022
Journal article
A new genus within the tribe Lonchaeini (Diptera, Lonchaeidae) based on two species from the Neotropics
Hydrolysa gen. nov. is erected within the tribe Lonchaeini to include Central American species which possess distinctive and unique male genitalia. Two species are described within this new genus, namely Hydrolysa tanetzensis MacGowan sp. nov. and Hydrolysa oaxacana MacGowan sp. nov. A revised key to the genera within the Lonchaeini...MacGowan, Iain
new species, Lonchaeidae, Diptera, Mexico, and new genus
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2022
Journal article
Two new species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Two species in two genera of Lon-chaeidae, namely Earomyia mordovia sp.n. and Lon-chaea cryptica sp.n. are described from material col-lected in the Republic of Mordovia. Both species weretrapped in fermenting beer.MacGowan, Iain ; Ruchin, A B
Earomyia, Lonchaeidae, new species, Lonchaea, and Mordovia State Nature Reserve
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2020
Journal article
Review of the genus Dinetus Panzer, 1806 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Dinetinae) with descriptions of new subgenera and new species
One new species of Dinetus is described and illustrated: D. hameri Notton sp.n. from the United Arab Emirates; D. politus stat.rev. is raised in rank to a full species (formerly a subspecies of D. cereolus). Two new subgenera are described: Dentidinetus Olszewski, Notton & Kitching subg.n. and Venustidinetus Olszewski, Notton...Dinetus, new species, Crabronidae, Hymenoptera, phylogeny, Dinetinae, and United Arab Emirates
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2020
Journal article
Two new species of Silba (Diptera; Lonchaeidae) from Japan with unusual larval development sites
Two new species of Silba Macquart, 1851 namely Silba mitsuii sp. nov. and Silba fungicola sp. nov. are described from Japan. The adults of the first species were obtained from larvae found in the flower buds of Camellia japonica L. and of the second from fungal fruiting bodies. This is...MacGowan, Iain
fungi, Japan, new species, Diptera, Silba, Camellia, and Lonchaeidae
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2020
Journal article
Revision of the western Palaearctic species of Aleiodes Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae). Part 2: Revision of the A. apicalis group
The West Palaearctic species of the Aleiodes apicalis group (Braconidae: Rogadinae) as defined by van Achterberg & Shaw (2016) are revised. Six new species of the genus Aleiodes Wesmael, 1838, are described and illustrated: A. carbonaroides van Achterberg & Shaw, sp. nov., A. coriaceus van Achterberg & Shaw, sp. nov.,...van Achterberg, Cornelis ; Shaw, Mark R ; Quicke, Donald L J
biology, host range, new species, West Palaearctic, distribution, Aleiodes apicalis group, phenology, key, and Europe
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Journal article
Review of the fossil record of Bolitophilidae, with description of new taxa and discussion of position of Mangas Kovalev (Diptera: Sciaroidea)
The dipteran family Bolitophilidae, with the single extant genus Bolitophila, is a small family of mycophagous flies. In marked contrast to related families such as Sciaridae and Mycetophilidae, the family has a poor fossil record with no definite species assigned to the genus. In addition, the position of the extinct...Blagoderov, Vladimir
Eocene, new species, Diptera, Cretaceous, fossil insect, Kishenehn Formation, Mangas, Bolitophilidae, Khasurty, Baltic amber, and Bolitophila
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2018
Journal article
Definition of the lonchaea polyhamata species-group (diptera, lonchaeidae) with a description of new species
The Lonchaea polyhamata McAlpine, 1964 species-group is defined and five new species within it are described from the Afrotropical region namely, L. dama MacGowan sp. nov., L. mbeya MacGowan sp. nov., L. njombe MacGowan sp. nov., L. taita MacGowan sp. nov. and L. zomba MacGowan sp. nov. With the inclusion...MacGowan, Iain
new species, Diptera, Afrotropics, Lonchaea, and Lonchaeidae
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2017
Journal article
A new species of Chaetolonchaea Czerny (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) from China, a larval pest on chives
A new species, Chaetolonchaea alliumi sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The larvae of this species are found in the bulbs of chives (Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng.), and the species is an important pest of liliaceous vegetables. A key to the eight known species of world Chaetolonchaea Czerny, 1934...Zhang, Ting-Ting ; Liu, Fang ; MacGowan, Iain ; Xue, Ming
Chaetolonchaea, new species, Diptera, pest, Lonchaeidae, China, and Allium tuberosum