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A new species of the genus Scathophaga Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Scathophagidae) from Yakutia (Russia)

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A new species, Scathophaga yakutica sp. n. (Diptera, Scathophagidae), is described and illustrated based on specimens from Yakutia. Key for the differentiation of the new species from related species is given.

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Ozerov, A.L. A new species of the genus Scathophaga Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Scathophagidae) from Yakutia (Russia). Entmol. Rev. 97, 132–135 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873817010134

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