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The genusPhilipotabanusFairchild (Insecta: Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Amazon Region, with a key to the female species and description of P. obidensissp. nov.

A key to eleven species and the three subgenera of Amazonian Philipotabanus Fairchild is presented. Philipotabanus (P.) obidensis sp. nov., from Pará State, is described for the first time. Diagnosis, figures and distribution are presented for all species.

Diptera; Tabanidae; Philipotabanus; Amazonia; Taxonomy


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