First record of Lepidiella Enderlein, 1937 from the Oriental Region (Diptera, Psychodidae)

Santiago Jaume-Schinkel; Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1115.81668

First record of Lepidiella Enderlein, 1937 from the Oriental Region (Diptera, Psychodidae)

Zookeys. 2022 Jul 29:1115:73-79. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1115.81668. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Santiago Jaume-Schinkel¹, Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte²

Affiliations

¹ Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig Bonn Germany.
² Department of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, P.O. Box 2501, 7729 Steinkjer, Norway Nord University Steinkjer Norway.

Abstract

We provide the first record of the genus Lepidiella Enderlein, 1937 from the Oriental Region with the description of Lepidiellalimicornis sp. nov., based on two male specimens collected in Thailand. Additionally, we provide a list of the world species of Lepidiella and discuss the diagnosis and taxonomic placement of the genus.

Keywords: Moth flies; Psychodinae; new record; new species; taxonomy.

Santiago Jaume-Schinkel, Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte.