Updated Italian checklist of Soldier Flies (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)

oleh: FRANCO MASON

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Pensoft Publishers 2013-09-01

Deskripsi

An updated checklist for Stratiomyidae of Italy is presented. Previous knowledge and information are put together in a comprehensive way, integrated also with results obtained by sampling with Malaise traps in some of the test areas of the LIFE+ project ManFor C.BD.At the time of writing, with 91 known species, the Italian fauna of Stratiomyidae is the richest in Europe. Neopachygaster meromelas (Dufour, 1841) and Zabrachia minutissima (Zetterstedt, 1838) are new to the Italian fauna. A comprehensive key to the European species of Chorisops Rondani 1856 is given.