Eight new species of marine dolichopodid flies of Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from peninsular Thailand

  • Abdulloh Samoh Entomology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Kho Hong, Hat Yai, Songkhla and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon Natural History Museum of the Prince of Songkla University (NHM-PSU), Hat Yai, Songkhla
  • Chutamas Satasook Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon Natural History Museum of the Prince of Songkla University (NHM-PSU), Hat Yai, Songkhla
  • Patrick Grootaert Department of Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.329
Keywords: marine Dolichopodidae, Thinophilus, peninsular Thailand

Abstract

Eight new species of marine dolichopodid flies from southern Thailand belonging to the genus Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844 are described and illustrated: Thinophilus boonrotpongi sp. nov., T. langkawensis sp. nov., T. minutus sp. nov., T. parmatoides sp. nov., T. parvulus sp. nov., T. spinatus sp. nov., T. spinatoides sp. nov. and T. variabilis sp. nov. A key is provided to the species of the Thai-Malay Peninsula.

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Published
2017-06-12
How to Cite
Samoh, A., Satasook, C., & Grootaert, P. (2017). Eight new species of marine dolichopodid flies of Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from peninsular Thailand. European Journal of Taxonomy, (329). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.329
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No. 329 (2017): Eight new species of marine dolichopodid flies of Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from peninsular Thailand
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