New species of Platypalpus (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

New species of Platypalpus (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Six new species of <em>Platypalpus</em> Macquart, 1827 are described from tropical forest at Yangambi (Democratic Republic of the Congo):<em> Platypalpus bolikoi</em> sp. nov., <em>P. ikoso</em> sp. nov., <em>P. lokonda</em> sp. nov.,<em> P. manj...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Patrick Grootaert, Igor Shamshev
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2014-11-01
Series:	European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:	Afrotropical Region Diptera Platypalpus new species
Online Access:	http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/225

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Summary:	Six new species of <em>Platypalpus</em> Macquart, 1827 are described from tropical forest at Yangambi (Democratic Republic of the Congo):<em> Platypalpus bolikoi</em> sp. nov., <em>P. ikoso</em> sp. nov., <em>P. lokonda</em> sp. nov.,<em> P. manjano</em> sp. nov., <em>P. saffradi</em> sp. nov. and <em>P. yangambensis</em> sp. nov. All species are photographed and, except for <em>P. saffradi</em> sp. nov. known only from females, male terminalia are illustrated for all. A key is provided for the six species of DR Congo. COI barcodes are available for all species at GenBank.
ISSN:	2118-9773