Robber fly species (Diptera: Asilidae) new to the lower Volga area
D.M. Astakhov
Abstract. The genus Jothopogon Becker, 1913 and three species of robber flies are for the first time recorded from Russia. Nine species are for the first time found in the Lower Volga area.
Key words: Russia, lower Volga area, Asilidae, new records
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2011, 20(2): 338-339 ▪ Published in print 25 December 2011
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2011.20.2.338 ▪ Open full article 
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