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A New Species of the Genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the High Mountains of Tajikistan

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A new fly species, Eumerus muratovi Barkalov, sp. n., is described from the high mountains of the Pamirs, Tajikistan. The species belongs to the species group characterized by yellow spots on abdominal tergites II and III, dichoptic eyes in the male, and black antennae. The new species differs from all the known congeners in a mostly black abdomen, a comparatively long pilosity on the body, and in the structure of the male genitalia. The description is supplied with line drawings of the abdomen, antenna, wing, and male genitalia, as well as with pictures of the holotype. Comparison with most similar species is provided.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author is grateful to administration of the Institute of Zoology and Parasitology, Tajik Academy of Sciences, for the opportunity to work within the complex expedition of 2018. I express personal gratitude to Director of the institute, F.Kh. Khakimov, and also to R.S. Muratov and V.K. Zinchenko for help in carrying out the field research and to G.N. Azarkina for help in the work on the photographs.

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The study was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 16-04-00194-а) and Program of Fundamental Scientific Research (FSR) of the state academies of sciences for 2013–2020 (VI.51.1.5 (АААА-А16116121410121-7).

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Barkalov, А.V. A New Species of the Genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the High Mountains of Tajikistan. Entmol. Rev. 100, 117–121 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001387382001011X

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