Krivosheina M.G.1, Ozerov A.L.2 2015. Scatella (Neoscatella) alticola sp.n. — new species of shore-flies (Diptera: Ephydridae) from Indonesia // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.24. No.1: 89–92 [in English].
1 A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia. E-mail: dipteramarina@rambler.ru
2 Zoological Museum, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bol’shaya Nikitskaya 6, Moscow 125009, Russia. E-mail: ozerov2455@rambler.ru
KEY WORDS: Diptera, Ephydridae, Scatella, Neoscatella, alticola sp.n., Indonesia, description, key.
ABSTRACT. Scatella (Neoscatella) alticola sp.n., a new species from the family Ephydridae (Diptera) is described from Indonesia. Imagoes were collected at Habbema mountain at the height 3350 m near stream. The new species is close to S. (N.) vittithorax Malloch, 1925, differing from it by body coloration and position of thoracic setae. A key to Australian and Indonesian species of subgenus Neoscatella is given.