Two new genera of the family Scathophagidae (Diptera)
Šifner František
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 287-292, 2009
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Abstract: Two new monotypic genera of the family Scathophagidae are described: Jezekia
gen. nov. with the type species Jezekia kmenti sp. nov. from the Palaearctic
Region (Czech Republic), and Suwaia gen. nov. with the type species Parallelom-
ma longicornis Hendel, 1913 from the Oriental Region (China: Taiwan). Suwaia
longicornis (Hendel, 1913) comb. nov. is redescribed. Comments on generic
classification, differential diagnoses of both genera and species involved are
given, and important diagnostic characters are illustrated.
Key words: Diptera, Scathophagidae, Jezekia, Suwaia, taxonomy, new genus, new species, Palaearctic Region, Czech Republic, Oriental Region, China, Taiwan