A new stalk-eyed species of Batrachophthalmum Hendel (Diptera, Richardiidae) from Colombia

Abstract

Batrachophthalmum quimbaya Carvalho, Wolff & Wendt, new species, from Santuario de Flora y Fauna Otún-Quimbaya, Colombia, is described. This stalk-eyed species of Richardiidae was collected at Bosque Sub-Andino in the central mountain range of Colombia. An identification key for two species of the genus, and for stalk-eyed species of the related genera Richardia Robineau-Desvoidy and Megalothoraca Hendel, are also added. Copyright © 2011, Magnolia Press.