Scipopus (Phaeopterina) alces (Marshall, 2016) Lindsay & Marshall, 2023

Lindsay, Kate & Marshall, Stephen A., 2023, A revision of Scipopus Enderlein including the subgenera Scipopus s. str., Phaeopterina Frey and Parascipopus subgen. nov. (Diptera, Micropezidae, Taeniapterinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 904, pp. 1-189 : 113-114

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.904.2323
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C2FCC15D-1DE5-4198-B867-EE4C582BA689
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10406214
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F62BA712-1565-FFA0-FE38-FC3F116AA9A2
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Scipopus (Phaeopterina) alces (Marshall, 2016)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Scipopus (Phaeopterina) alces (Marshall, 2016) View in CoL comb. nov.

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Pseudeurybata alces Marshall, 2016: 256 , figs 1–7. View Cited Treatment

Differential diagnosis

Scipopus (Phaeopterina) alces is most easily recognized by its large, antler-like male genital fork. It otherwise differs from congeners by the combination of brown tarsi, an orange scutum and orangebanded femora (Marshall 2016).

Material examined

See Marshall (2016).

Remarks

See Marshall (2016) for species description and figures.

Distribution

Costa Rica.