Zeegers T.1, Ruchin A.B.2, Esin M.N.2 2023. New species of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Russia, mostly from Republic of Mordovia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.22. No.2: 85–94 [in English].
1 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, Leiden 2333 CR Netherlands. E-mail: theo.zeegers@naturalis.nl
2 Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park Smolny, Krasnaya Str. 30, Republic of Mordovia, Saransk 430005 Russia. E-mail: ruchin.alexander@gmail.com
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.22.02.06
ABSTRACT. Four new species of Tachinidae (Diptera) are described from the European part or Russia, three of those, Panzeria brevipila Zeegers, sp.n., Phebellia mordoviensis Zeegers, sp.n. and Lydella villosoventralis Zeegers, sp.n. from the Republic of Mordovia and Melibaea shimai Zeegers, sp.n. from Moskovskaya Oblast. In separating two well recognised lineages within the genus Phebellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1846 sensu latum, some nomenclatoral issues have arisen. It is argued that the genus should be split into Phebellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1846 sensu strictum (= Prooppia Townsend, 1926 syn.n.) and Melibaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1848 stat.rev.
KEY WORDS: new species, Mordovia State Nature Reserve, National Park Smolny, biology.