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A new subgenus and species of Promachus Loew, 1848 (Diptera: Asilidae) from New Caledonia

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of robber fly from New Caledonia , Promachus insolitus sp. nov., is described and illustrated. A new subgenus, Neocaledomachus subgen. nov., is also erected for the new species, which is distinguished from all other subgenera by the unique female ovipositor with enlarged cerci wedged into tergite 9 and the presence of ventro‐lateral projections on tergite 9.

Source: Austral Entomology

DOI: 10.1111/aen.70050

Authors: Wojciech T. Szczepański, Roland Dobosz

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

Funders: Smithsonian Institution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, National Museum of Natural History

OpenAlex ID: W7124968739

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