Australasian species of the genus Jassidophaga Aczél (Pipunculidae, Diptera)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1991
Authors:M. De Meyer, Grootaert P.
Journal:Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale belge d'Entomologie
Volume:127
Pagination:201-205
Keywords:Australia, description, Jassidophaga flavidipes new species, Jassidophaga japonica melanosa new subspecies, Jassidophaga spp new record, Papua New Guinea, Pipunculidae, zoogeography
Abstract:

Of the genus Jassidophaga ACZEL, 1939, a new species and a new subspecies from the Australasian region are described: J. flavidipes sp. n. from Australia, and J. japonica melanosa subsp. n. from Papua New Guinea and Australia. These are the first records of this genus from the Australasian region. Their relationship to other Jassidophaga spp. is discussed.

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