taxonID	type	description	language	source
2D30116EFFCCFFC076CD658BFE0D8CE3.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Mangrovomyia naserzadehae Grichanov et Gilasian sp. nov., here designated.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCCFFC076CD658BFE0D8CE3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Mangrovomyia is formed from the Caribbean “ mangrow ” (mangrove) and Ancient Greek “ μυῖα ” (fly). The gender is feminine.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCCFFC076CD658BFE0D8CE3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This genus is readily distinguished from other hydrophorines by the very short and thick aristalike stylus; the trapezoidal postpedicel with oblique transverse furrow; the frons, face and clypeus covered with numerous setae, and the anterior half of mesonotum covered with field of numerous short setae and devoid of strong bristles.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCCFFC076CD658BFE0D8CE3.taxon	description	Description. Male and female (generic description based on two species and emphasizes characters considered of generic importance). Body length 5.3 – 5.6 mm, wing 3.9 – 4.7 x 1.2 – 1.4 mm, antenna 0.6 mm. Head. Slightly wider than high in anterior view; occiput flat; upper occiput slightly concave; pair of distinct converging postvertical setae on dorsal postcranium, not in line with postocular setae; pair of strong verticals at level of anterior ocellus and diverging ocellar setae present; face and clypeus wide, clypeus distinctly tectiform in both sexes; eye facets uniform; antenna with scape bare; pedicel simple; postpedicel trapezoidal, bare, with oblique transverse furrow, with apical or strictly preapical arista-like stylus comprised of 2 short aristomeres. Thorax. Mesonotum distinctly flattened or concave posteriorly, covered irregularly with numerous short setae in addition to major bristles; acrostichal setae biserial; at least 5 dorsocentrals present, decreasing in size anteriorly; 1 strong postalar, 1 strong supra-alar, no distinct sutural, 1 strong humeral, 1 strong posthumeral, 2 notopleurals; scutellum with 2 pairs of strong marginal bristles and several short setae dorsally on disc; proepisternum with some simple setae. Legs. Coxae without strong bristles; fore femur swollen, with short anteroventral bristles; fore tibia with apical spines; mid and hind femora with 2 or more strong anterodorsal preapical bristles (hind femur without preapical bristles in M. mofidii sp. nov.); mid and hind tibiae with strong bristles. Wing. Relatively short and narrow; membrane hyaline; R 1 reaching costa behind mid-length of wing; R 2 + 3 ending in costa before wing apex; R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 weakly convex, diverging from base; M 1 straight, weakly converging apically with R 4 + 5, joining costa posteriad of apex; crossvein dm-m straight, shorter than apical part of M 4; anal lobe wide. Male abdomen. Tergites 1 – 5 wide and rounded; sternites 2 – 5 well developed; tergite 6 bare; segments 7 and 8 reduced; epandrium short, subrectangular; epandrial foramen basal in position; hypandrium fused to epandrium; phallus simple; epandrial lobe and surstylus well developed; cercus short. Female abdomen with tergites 1 – 5 wide and rounded, oviscapt with tergites 9 + 10 divided medially into two hemitergites, each bearing 6 thick spines.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCFFFC476CD6450FB458DE7.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3)	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCFFFC476CD6450FB458DE7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Frons without short setae between eyes; antenna with postpedicel yellow ventrally at base; mesonotum with 7 – 10 acrostichals and 8 strong dorsocentrals on posterior half; katepisternum without setae; femora mainly greenish black; fore tibia with thin, black apical spines.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCFFFC476CD6450FB458DE7.taxon	description	Description. Male (Fig. 1 A). Body length 5.6 mm; wing 4.7 x 1.4 mm; antenna 0.6 mm. Head. Postcranium, vertex, frons and face greenish black, covered with weak grey pruinosity; head (excluding proboscis) slightly wider than high in anterior view (Fig. 1 B); all setae white; postoculars forming single row of setae around posterior orbit; lower postoculars short; ventral postcranium with many short sparse setae; frons without additional setae; clypeus wider than face (0.47 / 0.36 mm) and distinctly tectiform, covered with numerous white setae; palpus elongate-ovate, brownish yellow, with grey pruinosity and yellow setae; proboscis brown-black and rather stout (Fig. 1 C); antenna mostly brown-black with scape and pedicel ventrally yellow, postpedicel ventrally at base yellow (Fig. 1 D); pedicel simple, with corona of short white setae; postpedicel trapezoidal, bare, appearing bi-segmented, slightly longer than high at base (0.27 / 0.22 mm); basal part of postpedicel covering apical part dorsally with narrow process; apical part of postpedicel subtriangular (median view; Fig. 1 E); arista-like stylus shorter than postpedicel, bi-segmented, apical or strictly preapical, short pubescent; length (mm) of scape, pedicel, postpedicel, arista-like stylus (aristomeres 1 and 2), 0.11 / 0.07 / 0.27 / 0.06 / 0.14. Thorax. Mesonotum, scutellum, and pleura dark bluish green, covered with weak grey pruinosity; all setae white; mesonotum with 7 – 10 acrostichals on posterior half, greatly decreasing in size anteriorly; 8 strong dorsocentrals on posterior half, greatly decreasing in size anteriorly; anterior half of mesonotum covered irregularly with numerous short setae (Fig. 2 I); scutellum with 2 pairs of strong marginal bristles and several short setae dorsally; proepisternum with a few lower and 1 upper setae; notopleuron without short setae. Legs. Coxae and femora mostly greenish black, trochanters and knees brownish yellow, tibiae and tarsi yellow-brown to blackish brown; legs including fore and mid coxae densely covered with white setae, without black vestiture; fore coxa without strong bristles; hind coxa with several white lateral setae, without bristle; legs with strong black bristles and black setae as noted below; fore femur (Fig. 2 A) strongly swollen, with about 7 short anteroventral bristles in apical half, with black preapical ventral tooth (Fig. 2 B); fore tibia mostly swollen, narrow at base, with subbasal ventral brown tooth, 1 ventral and 2 posterior short apical spines (Fig. 2 C, D); fore basitarsus with ventral row of 8 – 10 short spinules, with 1 anteroventral and 1 posteroventral apical seta; fore tarsomeres 2 – 4 each with 1 anteroventral and 1 posteroventral apical brown seta; fore tarsomere 5 with large pulvilli and strongly curved claws; mid femur (Fig. 2 E) weakly swollen, with anterodorsal row of 4 short bristles on apical half; mid tibia (Fig. 2 F) with 2 – 3 anterodorsal, 3 – 4 posterodorsal, 2 – 3 anteroventral, 2 – 3 posteroventral, 5 apical bristles; mid basitarsus with 3 anteroventral and 5 apical setae; tarsomeres 2 – 4 each with a few short setae; tarsomere 5 with white pulvilli and black claws; hind femur (Fig. 2 G) distinctly swollen, slightly curved, with 3 anteroventral preapical bristles and about 5 anterodorsal bristles in middle; hind tibia (Fig. 2 H) gradually swollen in distal half, with 3 anteroventral bristles distally and 2 fine white dorsoapical setae, longer than diameter of tibia; hind basitarsus with 3 anteroventral and 5 apical setae; tarsomeres 2 – 4 each with a few short setae; tarsomere 5 with white pulvilli and black claws; femur, tibia and tarsomere (from first to fifth) length (mm): fore leg: 1.38 / 1.05 / 0.46 / 0.13 / 0.12 / 0.15 / 0.17, mid leg: 1.33 / 1.45 / 0.88 / 0.28 / 0.19 / 0.13 / 0. 19, hind leg: 1.87 / 1.67 / 0.77 / 0.27 / 0.19 / 0.15 / 0.18. Wing (Fig. 3 A). Hyaline, veins yellow; costa with mainly black setulae, with white setulae at base (Fig. 2 J); R 1 slightly thickened, long, reaching costa behind mid-length of wing; lengths of costa between R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 and between R 4 + 5 and M 1 (in mm), 0.39 / 0.26; crossvein dm-m straight; length of dm-m versus apical part of M 4, 0.33 / 0.49; one male paratype with M 1 and M 4 bearing short stub-veins in middle of basal part (Fig. 2 K); anal lobe wide; anal angle acute; lower calypter yellow, with whitish cilia; halter pale yellow. Abdomen (Fig. 3 B). Tergites 1 – 5 wide and rounded, mostly shiny blackish green, with weak pruinosity; tergites covered with short white vestiture, each with row of white bristles near tergal margins; sternites 2 – 5 well developed, blackish green, with longitudinal median suture and short setae; tergite 6 bare and short; segment 7 bare, reduced to narrow band; sternite 8 ovate with short setae, hardly visible dorsally; tergites 6, 7, sternite 8 and hypopygium mostly retracted under tergite 5; epandrium short, subrectangular (lateral view; Fig. 3 C), 2 times higher than long, 2 times wider than long; hypopygial foramen basal in position; hypandrium large, with rounded apex (lateral view), triangular (ventral view; Fig. 3 D), fused to epandrium; phallus internal with simple narrow apex; epandrial lobe long, finger-like, arising near base of and lying along hypandrium, with 2 long dorsal and 1 apical setae; surstylus long, finger-like, standing at right angle to lateral side of hypandrium (ventral view; Fig. 3 F), with 5 strong apical and preapical setae; cercus brownish, subtriangular, and covered with strong setae on outer side. Female (Fig. 3 G). Body length 5.6 mm; wing 4.7 x 1.4 mm. Similar to male in all respects except as noted: tibiae darker; fore and mid tibiae yellowish-orange in basal 1 / 3 or 1 / 4, hind tibia black, orange at base; tarsi brownishblack from tip of basitarsus.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCFFFC476CD6450FB458DE7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of the new species is dedicated to the collector of the holotype, Dr. Hiva Naserzadeh (Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran).	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCFFFC476CD6450FB458DE7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE J, labelled: “ Iran, Bushehr Prov., Asaluyeh, Nayband, next to Mangrove forest, – 10 m, 27 ° 24 ′ 70 ″ N, 052 ° 40 ′ 9.0 ″ E, 6 – 8. xi. 2021, light trap, H. Naserzadeh leg. ” (ZIN). PARATYPES: Iran: 1 J, same data as for holotype (ZIN); 1 J, 4 ♀♀, Hormozgan Prov., Sirik, Khur-e-Azini, Azini wharf mangrove swamps, 0 m, 26 ° 19 ′ 41.3 ″ N, 057 ° 06 ′ 22.3 ″ E, 12. xi. 2022, yellow tray trap, M. Mofidi leg. (HMIM).	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCBFFCA76CD645FFB128D9B.taxon	description	(Fig. 4)	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCBFFCA76CD645FFB128D9B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Frons with short setae between eyes; antenna with postpedicel entirely black; mesonotum with 5 – 7 acrostichals and 5 strong dorsocentrals on posterior third; katepisternum entirely covered with numerous setae; femora yellow; fore tibia with thick, golden-brown apical spines.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCBFFCA76CD645FFB128D9B.taxon	description	Description. Female (Fig. 4 A). Body length 5.3 mm; wing 3.9 x 1.2 mm; antenna 0.6 mm. Head (Fig. 4 B; partly covered with crystallized salt). Postcranium, vertex, frons and face dark blue-green, covered with grey pruinosity; head (excluding proboscis) slightly wider than high in anterior view; all setae white; postoculars forming single row of setae around posterior orbit; lower postoculars short; ventral postcranium with many sparse setae; frons with additional short setae between eyes; clypeus wider than face (52 / 40) and distinctly tectiform, covered with numerous long white setae; palpus elongate-ovate, mostly brown, yellow at apex, with grey pruinosity and yellow setae; proboscis brown-black and rather stout; antenna (Fig. 4 C) with scape and pedicel mostly yellow, scape black at extreme base, pedicel brownish dorsally, postpedicel entirely black; pedicel simple, with corona of short white setae; postpedicel trapezoidal, bare, appearing bi-segmented, slightly longer than high at base (0.23 / 0.18 mm); basal part of postpedicel covering apical part dorsally with narrow process; apical part of postpedicel subtriangular (median view); arista-like stylus shorter than postpedicel, with two articles, apical, shortly pubescent; length (mm) of scape, pedicel, postpedicel, stylus (articles 1 and 2), 0.15 / 0.06 / 0.23 / 0.06 / 0.09. Thorax. Mesonotum, scutellum and pleura dark bluish green, covered with grey pruinosity; all setae white; mesonotum with 5 – 7 acrostichals on posterior 1 / 3, decreasing in size anteriorly; 5 strong dorsocentrals on posterior 1 / 3, greatly decreasing in size anteriorly; rest of mesonotum covered irregularly with numerous short setae (Fig. 4 F); scutellum with 2 pairs of strong marginal bristles and many setae dorsally, more than half as long as major setae; proepisternum and katepisternum entirely covered with numerous setae, longer on lower part of proepisternum; notopleuron with additional short setae. Legs. Coxae mostly greenish black, yellow at apex; legs yellow with femora and last tarsomeres orange yellow, tibiae and basitarsi light yellow; legs including fore and mid coxae densely covered with white setae, without black vestiture; fore coxa without strong bristles; hind coxa with several white lateral setae, without bristle; fore femur (Fig. 4 D) strongly swollen, with irregular anteroventral and posteroventral rows of very short brown bristles in apical half; fore tibia gradually swollen distally, with 1 anterior and 2 posterior thick golden-brown apical spines, reaching mid-length of basitarsus; fore tarsomeres with only short white apical setae; fore tarsomere 5 with large pulvilli and strongly curved claws; mid femur not swollen, with 2 – 5 anterodorsal bristles In apical half; mid tibia (Fig. 4 E) with 3 anterodorsal, 3 posterodorsal, 1 anteroventral, 2 posteroventral, 4 short apical and 1 very long apicoventral bristles; all bristles light brown; mid tarsomeres with a few short light apical setae; tarsomere 5 with white pulvilli and black claws; hind femur slightly swollen and curved, with 3 white dorsal bristles in middle; hind tibia simple, with 3 anterodorsal, 3 posterodorsal, 1 ventral, 4 apical bristles; hind tarsus simple, with white pulvilli and black claws; femur, tibia and tarsomere (from first to fifth) lengths (mm): fore leg: 1.17 / 0.98 / 0.31 / 0.12 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2, mid leg: 1.09 / 1.28 / 0.83 / 0.29 / 0.19 / 0.14 / 0.17, hind leg: 1.95 / 1.47 / 0.66 / 0.25 / 0.17 / 0.17 / 0.2. Wing (Fig. 4 G). Hyaline, veins yellow; costa with mainly black setulae, with white setulae at base; R 1 slightly thickened, long, reaching costa behind mid length of wing; lengths of parts of costa between R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 versus between R 4 + 5 and M 1 (in mm), 0.42 / 0.18; crossvein dm-m straight; length of dm-m to apical part of M 4, 0.28 / 0.47; anal lobe wide; anal angle acute; lower calypter yellow, with whitish cilia; halter pale yellow. Abdomen (Fig. 4 A). Tergites 1 – 5 wide and rounded, mostly shiny blackish green, with weak pruinosity; tergites covered with short white vestiture and each with row of white bristles near tergal margins; sternites 2 – 4 well developed, blackish green, with longitudinal median suture and short setae; sternite 5 entire; other segments retracted; terga 9 + 10 divided medially into two hemitergites, each bearing 6 thick spines (Fig. 4 H); cercus brown, elongate-ovate, with a few long white setae. Male. Unknown.	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCBFFCA76CD645FFB128D9B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of the new species is dedicated to one of the collectors of the holotype, Dr. Mohsen Mofidi-Neyestanak (Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran).	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
2D30116EFFCBFFCA76CD645FFB128D9B.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♀, labelled: “ Iran: Sistan & Balouchestan prov., Chabahar, Govater, 0 m, 25 ° 09 ′ 54.8 ″ N, 061 ° 29 ′ 41.2 ″ E, 18. v. 2022, yellow pan trap, Mofidi & Hajiesmaeilian leg. ” (ZIN).	en	Grichanov, Igor Ya., Gilasian, Ebrahim (2023): Mangrovomyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Iranian mangroves (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae). Zootaxa 5239 (3): 395-407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.4
