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The aim is to describe and illustrate new species of the genus Rhamphomyia from the Palaearctic region.

March 28, 2026Insects0 citationsOpen Access

New Species of Rhamphomyia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae) from the Palaearctic Region

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The aim is to describe and illustrate new species of the genus Rhamphomyia from the Palaearctic region.
Taxonomic categorization of 22 new species in the genus Rhamphomyia.
Illustrations provided for each newly identified species.
Field studies conducted across various countries in the Palaearctic region.
Twenty-two new species were identified, mostly from East Asia.
Specimens were collected from countries including Russia, China, and Mongolia.
Descriptions include distinct morphological characteristics for each species.

Abstract

Twenty-two new species of the genus Rhamphomyia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae) are described and illustrated from different parts of the Palaearctic region (mostly from East Asia): Rhamphomyia (Calorhamphomyia) iridescens sp. nov. (Mongolia, Russia); R. (Pararhamphomyia) acuticauda sp. nov. (Slovakia); R. (P.) amurensis sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) angustitibia sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) basitarsata sp. nov. (China, Russia); R. (P.) bifurcata sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) epandriata sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) globulicauda sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) haladai sp. nov. (Kazakhstan); R. (P.) indigirka sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) krivosheinae sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) morgunovka sp. nov. (Turkmenistan); R. (P.) norgensis sp. nov. (Norway, Russia); R. (P.) nudifemorata sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) plutenkoi sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) sausai sp. nov. (China); R. (P.) schachti sp. nov. (Spain); R. (P.) seticauda sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) spinicauda sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) spiraliseta sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) subcurvitibia sp. nov. (Russia); R. (P.) zeegersi sp. nov. (Russia).

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