Notes on the Palaearctic species of the genus Polylepta Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) with a new synonymization

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2003
Authors:Kurina, O.
Journal:Entomologica Fennica
Volume:14
Pagination:91-97
Accession Number:VB
Keywords:Animalia-; Polylepta- (Diptera-): genus-; Polylepta-borealis (Diptera-): species-; Polylepta-guttiventris (Diptera-): species-; Polylepta-meridionalis (Diptera-): species-; Polylepta-zonata (Diptera-): species-; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; morphological-differences; synonymization-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-
Abstract:

Morphological differences between three Palaearctic species of Polylepta Winnertz-P. borealis Lundstrom, P. guttiventris (Zetterstedt) and P. zonata (Zetterstedt) - are discussed and detailed genital figures for males and females are given. Polylepta meridionalis Bechev, 1990 is shown to be a junior synonym of Polylepta zonata (Zetterstedt, 1852).

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