Griphophanes cameroonensis, Grichanov, 2022

Grichanov, I. Ya., 2022, Discovery of the genus Griphophanes Grootaert et Meuffels in Cameroon (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), Russian Entomological Journal 31 (3), pp. 293-296 : 295

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15298/rusentj.31.3.11

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/815087FC-7B2A-FFAB-FCC1-FA3AE0B79E5B

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scientific name

Griphophanes cameroonensis
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KEY TO AFROTROPICAL SPECIES OF GRIPHOPHANES View in CoL

1. Apical part of wing vein M 4 slightly shorter than dm–m; male segment 7 nearly as long as terga 4–6 combined .. ................................ G. garambaensis Grichanov, 2010 View in CoL

— Apical part of wing vein M 4 at least 1.5 times longer than dm– m; male segment 7 reduced, as long as tergum 6 ........... 2

2. Ventral arm of surstylus angular at middle, pointed apically; cercus rounded ...... G. congoensis Grichanov, 2010 View in CoL

— Ventral arm of surstylus broad and flat to apex; cercus triangular .................................. G. cameroonensis View in CoL sp.n.

Acknowledgments. The author expresses sincere gratitude to Dr. Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs (Natural History Museum, London, UK) for his kindness in providing specimens studied in this research. The work was supported by All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection project No. FGEU-2022-0002.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Dolichopodidae

Genus

Griphophanes

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