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Description of a New Species of Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 with a New Record of Dolichopus Latreille, 1797 from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: One new species Lichtwardtia bengalensis Chowdhury, Kar, Naskar & Banerjee sp. nov. of the subfamily Dolichopodinae Latreille, 1809 is described from India and Dolichopus howjingleei Olejníèek, 2002 is newly reported from Darjeeling, West Bengal and Dihang-Dibang Biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species is distinctly distinguishable from other Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 with respect to their wing and male genital structures. Dolichopus howjingleei is re-described on the basis of Indian specimens. In addition, the DNA analyses of the species

Source: Journal of the Entomological Research Society

DOI: 10.51963/jers.v27i1.2790

Authors: Mousumi Chowdhury, Oishik Kar, Atanu Naskar, Dhriti Banerjee

Institution: Zoological Survey of India

Language: English

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4408872116

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