The first Dexiinae from Mauritius: the description of a new species of Pandelleia Villeneuve, 1907 (Diptera, Tachinidae)

ABSTRACT

A new species of the Afro‑Palearctic genus Pandelleia Villeneuve, 1907 (Diptera Tachinidae), P. crosskeyisp. nov.,from Mauritius is described. This is the first Dexiinae to be described from Mauritius. In addition, this new species corresponds to the ninth species for this genus, and the third in the Afrotropics. The main external features that distinguish it from the other species in this genus is the abdomen that lacks the pair of small, round and dark brown spots, vein M ending in R₄₊₅ at a 90° angle, and female with dark brown scutellum.(AU)