A new subgenus and species of <i>Promachus</i> Loew, 1848 (Diptera: Asilidae) from New Caledonia
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.
Authors
- Roland Dobosz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4441-5147)
- Wojciech T. Szczepański
Institutions
- Silesian Museum (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Austral Entomology
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70050
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Smithsonian Institution
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- National Museum of Natural History