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Sistemática, Morfologia e Biogeografia • Rev. Bras. entomol. 54 (2) • June 2010 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262010000200002   copy

Contribution to the knowledge of Venezuelan species of Lespesia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae), with descriptions of new species

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A taxonomic study on Venezuelan species of the genus Lespesia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 (Diptera, Tachinidae) is done, based on the collection of the "Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA) de la Universidad Central de Venezuela - Maracay". Six species are recognized, two of which are described as new, Lespesia giovannae sp. nov. and Lespesia oscari sp. nov., and three recorded from Venezuela for the first time: Lespesia affinis (Townsend, 1927), Lespesia protoginoi (Blanchard, 1966) and Lespesia spitzi Guimarães, 1983. Redescriptions and key to species are given.

Diptera; Lespesia; Neotropical Region; Tachinidae; Taxonomy

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