M. G. Krivosheina and A. L. Ozerov

A new species of the shore-fly genus Scatophila Becker, 1896 (Diptera, Ephydridae) with reduced wings from Wrangel Island, Russia.

Number: 311, Pages: 1 - 6

Scatophila gorodkovi Krivosheina et Ozerov sp. n. is described from Wrangel Island, Russia. The new species belongs to noctula species-group and differs from the congeners by strongly reduced wing, black halter, shape of face medial process and structure of male terminalia. Key to the Palaearctic species of noctula group of the genus Scatophila is given.

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