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Project 2277: S. A. Marshall, N. L. Evenhuis. 2015. New species without dead bodies: a case for photo-based descriptions, illustrated by a striking new species of Marleyimyia Hesse (Diptera, Bombyliidae) from South Africa. ZooKeys. 525:117-127.
Specimen: Marleyimyia xylocopae Marshall and Evenhuis, 2015 (unvouchered)

Abstract

A new bombyliid species Marleyimyia xylocopae Marshall & Evenhuis, sp. n., an apparent mimic of the carpenter bee Xylocopa flavicollis (De Geer), is described from South Africa on the basis of photographs only. The pros and cons of species descriptions in the absence of preserved type specimens are discussed.


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Article DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.525.6143

Project DOI: 10.7934/P2277, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P2277
This project contains
  • 19 Media
  • 1 Taxon
  • 1 Specimen
Total size of project's media files: 46.77M

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  • Creation Date:
    17 September 2015
  • Publication Date:
    06 October 2015
  • Media downloads: 3

    Authors' Institutions

    • Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu

    • University of Guelph



    Members

    member name taxa specimens media
    Stephen Marshall
    Project Administrator    		1019
    Neal Evenhuis
    Full membership     		000


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    Project downloads365
    Media downloads3M397297 (2 downloads); M397315 (1 download);