<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>New records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the Iturup Island (Kuril archipelago, Far Eastern Russia) are presented based on the material collected by the expedition to this island in 2011. Five species of Anthomyza are recorded, including three species new to the local dipterous fauna, viz. A. collini Andersson, 1976, A. elbergi Andersson, 1976 and A. flavosterna Sueyoshi &amp; Roháček, 2003; moreover, A. collini is recorded from the E. Palaearctic region for the first time. Distribution and biology are reviewed for each of the seven species of Anthomyzidae known from the Iturup I. with the new information obtained. Biodiversity of Anthomyzidae in the Iturup I. is discussed with respect to the faunas known from adjacent areas.</p></abstract>

New records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the Iturup Island (Kuril archipelago, Far Eastern Russia) are presented based on the material collected by the expedition to this island in 2011. Five species of Anthomyza are recorded, including three species new to the local dipterous fauna, viz. A. collini Andersson, 1976, A. elbergi Andersson, 1976 and A. flavosterna Sueyoshi & Roháček, 2003; moreover, A. collini is recorded from the E. Palaearctic region for the first time. Distribution and biology are reviewed for each of the seven species of Anthomyzidae known from the Iturup I. with the new information obtained. Biodiversity of Anthomyzidae in the Iturup I. is discussed with respect to the faunas known from adjacent areas.

Anthomyzidae (Diptera) of Iturup Island (Russia: Kuril Islands)

Slezské zemské muzeum, Nádražní okruh 31, CZ – 746 01, Opava,

Andrey Przhiboro, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St Petersburg 199034, Russia and Tyumen State University, Tyumen,

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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New records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the Iturup Island (Kuril archipelago, Far Eastern Russia) are presented based on the material collected by the...

Anthomyzidae (Diptera) of Iturup Island (Russia: Kuril Islands)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 203 - 213

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2016-0024

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.