Key for European species of the Cheilosia proxima group (Diptera, Syrphidae) with a description of a new species.

ABSTRACT: A new hoverfly species, Cheilosia barbafacies Vujić & Radenković sp. n. (Diptera, Syrphidae), is described and distinguished from the closely related species Cheilosia pascuorum Becker, 1894, based on material collected from the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula. Diagnostic characteristics and an identification key for the members of the proxima group of Cheilosia s. str., including the new taxon, are provided.

SUBMITTER: Vujic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3592267 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature