A new species of robber fly of the genus Leptogaster Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Dagestan, Russia

Abstract

A new species Leptogaster rutulica sp. n. from southwestern Dagestan is described with comprehensive photographs of the external morphology and details of the male genitalia. Differences from other species of the genus Leptogaster Meigen, 1803, and especially from the closely related species L. subtilis Loew, 1847 are shown. The species is characterized by the presence of very characteristic features, which are not observed in other members of Leptogaster species occurring in the Caucasus. The new species differs from L.