New data on the genus Syndias Loew (Diptera: Hybotidae), with description of two new Palaearctic species from Cyprus and Tajikistan

I.V. Shamshev and P. Grootaert

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2012, 316(3): 266–272 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2012.316.3.266

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Abstract

Two new Palaearctic species of Syndyas Loew (Diptera: Hybotidae) are described – S. merzi sp. nov. (Cyprus) and S. tajikistanica sp. nov. (Tajikistan). Syndyas nigripes (Zetterstedt, 1842) is recorded for the first time from the Russian Far East and Kazakhstan. A key to species of Syndyas from the Palaearctic is compiled.

Key words

Cyprus, Diptera, Hybotidae, new species, Palaearctic, Russia, Syndyas, Tajikistan

Submitted June 2, 2012 · Accepted August 22, 2012 · Published September 25, 2012

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