First record of the genus Ceratinostoma Meade, 1885 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) from Russia and Morocco
Ozerov A.L. 1 , Krivosheina M.G. 2
2 A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Year: 2026, Number: 547, Pages: 28-32
Flies of the monotypic genus Ceratinostoma Meade, 1885 were firstly recorded from Russia (Murmansk oblast) and North Africa (Morocco) The diagnosis of the genus and redescription of Ceratinostoma ostiorum (Curtis, 1832), as well as illustrations of legs, terminalia of both sexes, and male sternites 4 and 5 are provided.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.547.2
Keywords: Diptera, Scathophagidae, Ceratinostoma ostiorum, fauna, first records, European Russia, North Africa,
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