A new species of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from the Colombian Andes, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species
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Big-headed fly
biodiversity
Palamo
taxonomy
Tomosvaryellini

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Ramos-Pastrana, Y., Córdoba-Suarez, E., & Wolff, M. (2025). A new species of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from the Colombian Andes, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species. Acta Biologica Sibirica, 11, 763-772. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16478290

Abstract

Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 has a cosmopolitan distribution. A new species of Dasydorylas is described from Colombian Andes, namely Dasydorylas spinifera sp. n. (type locality: Páramo Santa Inés, Antioquia). Illustrations of the new species, dichotomous key to males of all Neotropical species and distribution map of the Colombian species is presented.

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