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2015
Journal article
Further records of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber (Myanmar)
A new biting midge Archiculicoides andersoni sp. nov. from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber is described and illustrated. An unknown male of Leptoconops myanmaricus Szadziewski, 2004 is described and an undetermined female of the genus Archiaustroconops and Austroconops in the collection of National Museums Scotland is reported. A key for the...Szadziewski, Ryszard ; Ross, Andrew ; Wojciech, Giłka
Burmese amber, Ceratopogonidae, Diptera, New species, and Upper Cretaceous
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2012
Journal article
A new species of fig-feeding Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from India and a checklist for the family in the Indian sub-continent
A new species of Lonchaeidae, Silba lashker sp. nov. is described from specimens reared from figs in Jammu and Kash-mir, India. The adult and larvae are described and comparisons are made with other species in the genus. A checklist forthe Indian sub-continent is provided which lists twenty four species in...MacGowan, Iain ; Razak, Nakeer ; Rotheray, Graham E ; Ahmad, Irfan
India, new species, Diptera, checklist, Lonchaeidae, figs, and <i>Silba</i>
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2016
Journal article
A European record of the Nearctic species Nephrotoma saturalis wulpiana (Bergroth, 1888) (Dipter: Tipulidae) in Portugal
The circumstances of finding a second North American species of cranefly, Nephrotoma saturalis (Loew, 1863), in the Iberian Peninsula are given. The specimens are of the subspecies wulpiana (Bergroth, 1888), whose known distribution is in western North America.Hancock, E Geoffrey ; Kramer, J ; Lyszkowski, Richard M
North American species, Diptera, Nephrotoma, and Iberian Peninsula
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2018
Journal article
A new species of Silba (Diptera; Lonchaeidae) associated with figs
A new species of Silba Macquart 1851, Silba ischnopoda sp. nov., is described from Thailand and Cambodia. The Thailand individuals were obtained from larvae found in mature male figs of the dioecious Ficus ischnopoda Miq. Comparisons are made with other similar Asian Silba species which have also been reared from...MacGowan, Iain ; Compton, S G
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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
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2017
Journal article
A new genus and species within the tribe Earomyiini (Diptera, Lonchaeidae)
Fulgenta gen. nov. is erected to include a group of Afrotropical species within the tribe Earomyiini on the basis of their distinctive male genitalia. Twelve new species are described within this new genus namely, Fulgenta apicalis MacGowan sp. nov., F. bilobata MacGowan sp. nov., F. complexa MacGowan sp. nov., F....MacGowan, Iain
new genus, Afrotropical Region, new species, Diptera, and Lonchaeidae
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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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Journal article
A new species of Micrepimera Matile (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Baltic Amber
A new species of Micrepimera Matile, 1990 (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Baltic amber is described. Known species of Macrocera from Baltic amber are reviewed. Macrocera elegantissima Meunier, 1904 is transferred to Micrepimera; a lectotype is designated for this species.Blagoderov, Vladimir ; Krzeminski, Wieslaw ; Skibińska, Kornelia
new taxon, fossil insects, Diptera, new combination, and Keroplatidae
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Journal article
Review of Mesozoic Perissommatidae (Insecta: Diptera)
Perissommatidae is a peculiar relict nematoceran family with one extant genus inhabiting Australia and South America. The family is known since the Middle Jurassic, but the fossil record is very poor and is restricted to Asia. The description of three species of Collessomma gen. nov. from Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia...Lukashevich, Elena ; Blagoderov, Vladimir
new taxa, fossil insects, Jurassic, Diptera, and Cretaceous