First record of the genus Systenus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Colombia, with description of four new species
The genus Systenus Loew, 1857 (Dolichopodidae: Medeterinae) is recorded for the first time from Colombia through the description of four new species: S. bickeli sp. nov., S. colombiensis sp. nov., S. fuscus sp. nov. and S. grossus sp. nov. and by the record of five previously described species: S. beatae Naglis, S. flaviatus Naglis, S. maculipennis Bickel, S. naranjensis Bickel and S. parkeri Bickel. A key to the males, high resolution photographs and distribution map of the nine Colombian species are provided.
Authors
- Yardany Ramos‐Pastrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-6659)
- Matheus Mickael Mota Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-1441)
- Geraldine Lucia Merchan-Vargas
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidad de la Amazonia (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5514.3.3
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00