Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorPlant and animal studiesBryophyte Studies and Records

First report of the flower-visiting family Iteaphilidae (Diptera, Empidoidea) from Iberia, with the description of a new species of Paraiteaphila Sinclair & Shamshev

B. J. Sinclair, Rui Andrade

2026.6.2Evolutionary Systematics

DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.10.197944

Abstract

Iteaphilidae (Diptera, Empidoidea) is recorded from the Iberian Peninsula for the first time, with the description of a new species of Paraiteaphila Sinclair & Shamshev, 2021, P. petrella sp. nov ., from Portugal. Information on the flowering plant genera visited by this species is also provided.

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SINCLAIR, B. J.; ANDRADE, Rui. First report of the flower-visiting family iteaphilidae (diptera, empidoidea) from iberia, with the description of a new species of paraiteaphila sinclair & shamshev. Evolutionary Systematics, 2026, 10(1): 119–124.