I . Ya. Grichanov

A key to the Afrotropical genera of the subfamily Dolichopodinae with descriptions of new taxa (Diptera: Dolichopodidae).

Number: 234, Pages: 1 - 33

A key to the Afrotropical genera of the subfamily Dolichopodinae is compiled. New genus Neohercostomus Grichanov, gen. n. [type species – Hercostomus strictilamellatus (Parent, 1937)] and a new subgenus of this genus, Subhercostomus Grichanov, subgen. n. [type species – Neohercostomus manningi Grichanov sp. n.], are described in the tribe Dolichopodini. Fourteen species of the genus Hercostomus Loew, 1857 are transferred to Neohercostomus gen. n. Seven new species are described from Africa: Neohercostomus (s. str.) arzanovi Grichanov, sp. n., N. (s. str.) ashleyi Grichanov, sp. n., N. (s. str.) rodionovae Grichanov, sp. n., N. (s. str.) selivanovae Grichanov, sp. n., N. (s. str.) storozhenkoi Grichanov, sp. n., Neohercostomus (Subhercostomus) manningi Grichanov, sp. n., and N. (S.) silvicola Grichanov, sp. n. A key to species of the genus Neohercostomus is given.

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