To systematics of the genus Stegopterna Enderlein, 1930 (Diptera: Simulidae)

Abstract

The collection of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is revised. Redescriptions of 11 species of the genus Stegopterna Enderlein, known from the territory of the former USSR are given. A new species, S. tundrensis sp. nov. is described. Key to all 18 species of the genus is provided.