Description of a New Species of Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 with a New Record of Dolichopus Latreille, 1797 from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

Mousumi Chowdhury; Oishik Kar; Atanu Naskar; Dhriti Banerjee

doi:10.51963/jers.v27i1.2790

Description of a New Species of Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 with a New Record of Dolichopus Latreille, 1797 from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

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Mousumi Chowdhury Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7816-9839
Oishik Kar Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5110-6583
Atanu Naskar Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0097-318X
Dhriti Banerjee Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2054-0165

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https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i1.2790

Abstract

One new species Lichtwardtia bengalensis Chowdhury, Kar, Naskar & Banerjee sp. nov. of the subfamily Dolichopodinae Latreille, 1809 is described from India and Dolichopus howjingleei Olejníèek, 2002 is newly reported from Darjeeling, West Bengal and Dihang-Dibang Biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species is distinctly distinguishable from other Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 with respect to their wing and male genital structures. Dolichopus howjingleei is re-described on the basis of Indian specimens. In addition, the DNA analyses of the species.

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27.03.2025

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2025): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

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Journal of the Entomological Research Society

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Description of a New Species of Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 with a New Record of Dolichopus Latreille, 1797 from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). (2025). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 27(1), 189-200. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i1.2790

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