Two new species of the genus Laglaisia Bigot, 1878 (Diptera: Platystomatidae) from Indonesia
Gavryushin D.I. 1 , Ozerov A.L. 1
Year: 2026, Number: 554, Pages: 1-10
Two new species, Laglaisia vikhrevi Gavryushin et Ozerov, sp. n. and Laglaisia leleji Gavryushin et Ozerov, sp. n. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) are described from Indonesia (Western New Guinea). Illustrations of head, wing, and terminalia of both sexes are provided for both species; characters to distinguish the new species from congeners are supplied.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.554.1
Keywords: Diptera, Tephritoidea, Platystomatidae, Laglaisia, signal flies, taxonomy, description, new species, Western New Guinea, Highland Papua, Australasian region,
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