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Aragara femorata Cherian 1985

Description

Aragara femorata Cherian, 1985

Cherian, 1985: 90— India.

Examined material. Thailand: Chaiyaphum, Tat Tone NP, Nursery near head water, 15°58.344'N 102°02.169'E, 257 m, 26.viii.- 5.ix. 2006, Malaise trap, Tawit Jaruphan & Orawan Budsawong (T 566), 3 ♂, 4 ♀.

Note. Scutellum from dark yellow to black. First two tergites of abdomen white with black spots laterally. Fore tarsi with 3 or 4 last segments black, middle and hind tarsi with only 2 last segments black. Thickened fore femora with ventral spines in two rows, with 10–11 spines in each row. The species is recorded from Thailand for the first time.

Notes

Published as part of Nartshuk, E. P., 2013, Grassflies of the subfamily Chloropinae (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Vietnam and Thailand, with descriptions of two new species, pp. 534-544 in Zootaxa 3702 (6) on page 535, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.6.2, http://zenodo.org/record/221995

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Chloropidae
Genus
Aragara
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Cherian
Species
femorata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Aragara femorata Cherian, 1985 sec. Nartshuk, 2013

References

  • Cherian, P. H. (1985) The genus Aragara from India (Diptera, Chloropidae). Oriental Insects, 18 (1984), 87 - 94. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1984.10432198