First record of the genus<i> Systenus</i> Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Colombia, with description of four new species

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First record of the genus Systenus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Colombia, with description of four new species

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Author(s):	Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany ; Merchan-Vargas, Geraldine Lucia ; Soares, Matheus M. M. Total Authors: 3
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	Zootaxa; v. 5514, n. 3, p. 16-pg., 2024-09-27.
Abstract
The genus Systenus Loew, 1857 (Dolichopodidae: Medeterinae) is recorded for the first time from Colombia through the description of four new species: S. bickeli sp. nov., S. colombiensis sp. nov., S. fuscus sp. nov. and S. grossus sp. nov. and by the record of five previously described species: S. beatae Naglis, S. flaviatus Naglis, S. maculipennis Bickel, S. naranjensis Bickel and S. parkeri Bickel. A key to the males, high resolution photographs and distribution map of the nine Colombian species are provided. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	23/17951-0 - Increasing knowledge about the biodiversity of robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) based on the collection deposited at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo
Grantee:	Matheus Mickael Mota Soares
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral