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A diminutive, long-legged stiletto fly from Western Australia (Diptera: Therevidae: Agapophytinae)
Shaun L. Winterton
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Shaun L. Winterton
California State Collection of Arthropods, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, California, USA
Abstract
A new genus and species of Therevidae is described from Western Australia. Individuals of Hort yealensis gen. et sp. n. are relatively small but with greatly elongate legs, which is an unusual morphological trait for stiletto flies.
Cite this paper as: Winterton SL (2023). A diminutive, long-legged stiletto fly from Western Australia (Therevidae: Agapophytinae). Australian Journal of Taxonomy 14: 1–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.319oa
This paper was published on: 9/3/2023