The genus Afrosyrphus Curran (Diptera, Syrphidae), with a description of a new species

The genus Afrosyrphus Curran (Diptera, Syrphidae), with a description of a new species

The flower fly genus Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927 (Diptera, Syrphidae) is revised and a new species, Afrosyrphus schmuttereri sp. nov., from Kenya and Uganda is described. Diagnoses, illustrations, DNA barcodes and known distributional data are provided for the two species of this genus, as well as an i...

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Main Authors:	Ximo Mengual, Axel Ssymank, Jeffrey H. Skevington, Menno Reemer, Gunilla Ståhls
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2020-04-01
Series:	European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:	flower flies hover flies DNA barcoding identification key Afrotropical Region
Online Access:	https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/919

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