Three new species of the genus Hilara (Diptera: Empididae) from the Northwest Caucasus

S.Yu. Kustov, I.V. Shamshev and P. Grootaert

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2013, 317(2): 185–194 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2013.317.2.185

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Abstract

Three new species of the genus Hilara are described from the Northwest Caucasus: H. arkhyziensis sp. nov., H. caucasica sp. nov., H. pseguashae sp. nov. COI barcodes are provided for the latter two species.

Key words

Diptera, Empididae, Hilara, new species, Palaearctic, Caucasus, Russia

Submitted March 26, 2013 · Accepted May 15, 2013 · Published June 25, 2013

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