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A New Species of the Genus Otites (Diptera, Ulidiidae) from Crete (Greece)
Otites cretana Kameneva sp. n. from Crete (Psiloritis Ridge) is described. It superficially resembles Otites nebulosa (Latreille, 1812) and Dorycera persica Hennig, 1939 in the combination of very high gena and short antenna, but differs from all known Otitini by the thickened costal vein (in male),...
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Published in: | Vestnik zoologii 2012-01, Vol.46 (4), p.e-55-e-59 |
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Summary: | Otites cretana Kameneva sp. n. from Crete (Psiloritis Ridge) is described. It superficially resembles Otites nebulosa (Latreille, 1812) and Dorycera persica Hennig, 1939 in the combination of very high gena and short antenna, but differs from all known Otitini by the thickened costal vein (in male), undulate vein R2+3, lacking ocellar setae and having 3 pairs of short scutellar setae. Status and generic limits of Otites and Dorycera are preliminary discussed.
Описан Otites cre-tana Kameneva, sp. n. с Крита (хребет Псилоритис). Новый вид внешне напоминает Otites neb-ulosa (Latreille, 1812) и Dorycera persica Hennig, 1939 сочетанием очень высоких щёк и короткой антенны, отличаясь от всех известных Otitini утолщенной костальной жилкой (у самца), изви-листой жилкой R2+3, утратой глазковых щетинок и наличием 3 пар коротких щитковых щети-нок. Предварительно обсуждаются статус и границы родов Otites и Dorycera. |
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ISSN: | 0084-5604 2707-725X 2073-2333 2707-7268 |
DOI: | 10.2478/v10058-012-0032-y |