A review of Palaearctic species of the contaminata group of Scatophila (Diptera: Ephydridae) with description of a new species

Pages	157–165
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2025.012
Keywords	Diptera, Ephydridae, cryptic species, morphological characters, taxonomy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Palaearctic Region
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	ZATWARNICKI, Tadeusz a KEJVAL, Zbyněk. A review of Palaearctic species of the contaminata group of Scatophila (Diptera: Ephydridae) with description of a new species. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2025, 65(1), 157–165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.012. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/65-1/a-review-of-palaearctic-species-of-the-contaminata-group-of-scatophila-diptera-ephydridae-with-description-of-a-new-species

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2025/65/1

The contaminata group of Scatophila Becker, 1896 from the Palaearctic Region is reviewed. A new species S. hirsovae sp. nov. from the Czech Republic (type locality: Kateřina, Soos Reserve), Slovakia, and Turkey is described. Redescription of the contaminata group, diagnoses and photographs of the two other known European species: S. contaminata (Stenhammar, 1844) and S. pumilio (Loew, 1860), and a key for their identification are provided. Scatophila contaminata is recorded from Siberia for the first time.

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