Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 26 No.2

Prvi nalaz vrste Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) intersita (Diptera: Empididae) u Europi

Authors: Miroslav Barták, Bože Kokan

Authors and affiliation

  • Miroslav Barták Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 129, CZ-165 21 Praha, Czech Republic
  • Bože Kokan Natural History Museum and Zoo, Kolombatovićevo šetalište 2, HR-210 00 Split, Croatia

Abstract

A dance fly (Diptera: Empididae) Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) intersita Collin, 1960, previously known from Israel and Turkey, is recorded for the first time in Europe (Croatia). A new record is presented, with a photo of the voucher specimen. A key to the Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) with black legs, multiserial dorsocentrals and an at least partly pale setose body is provided.

Keywords

Dance flies, Empidoidea, Empididae, Israel, Turkey, Croatia, distribution, identification