Open AccessRecords of the long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Azerbaijan and Georgia
Author(s) -
О.P. Negrobov,
Peter Manko,
Bella Japoshvili,
Nataly Yu. Snegovaya,
Jozef Oboňa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta musei silesiae. scientiae naturales
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2336-3207
pISSN - 2336-3193
DOI - 10.2478/cszma-2020-0005
Subject(s) - dolichopodidae , checklist , taxon , species richness , ecology , geography , zoology , biology , genus , paleontology
Records of 16 species of the family Dolichopodidae from Azerbaijan and Georgia are given. Four species Campsicnemus armeniacus Negrobov, Manko, Hrivniak & Obona, 2017, Chrysotus pennatus Lichtwardt, 1902, Medetera kowarzi Negrobov, 1974, Rhaphium brevicorne Curtis, 1835 represent new records for Azerbaijan and increase species richness to 90 taxa. The completed checklist of long-legged flies of Georgia is presented. With five new country records, namely: Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856, Medetera murina Becker, 1917, Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824, Sybistroma crinipes Stæger, 1842, Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallén, 1823), the checklist covers 71 taxa now.