Robber flies of the genus Trichardis (Diptera: Asilidae) of the Palaearctic
D.M. Astakhov
Abstract. The Palaearctic species of the genus Trichardis Hermann, 1906 are reviewed. A new species, T. lehri sp. nov., is described. A new synonymy is established: T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) = T. afanasievae Lehr, 1964, syn. nov. The male of T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 is described for the first time. External features and the male genitalia of T. lehri sp. nov., T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) and T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 are illustrated with photographs.
Key words: robber flies, morphology, male genitalia, Diptera, Asilidae, Trichardis, new species, new synonymy
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2016, 25(2): 318–332 ▪ Published in print 27 December 2016
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2016.25.2.318 ▪ Open full article 
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