title: The genus Sphegina Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in a biodiversity hotspot: the thirty-six sympatric species in Kambaiti, Myanmar.
abstract: The material of Sphegina collected by René Malaise in Kambaiti, Myanmar, in 1934 includes S. (Sphegina) kumaoniensis Mutin and the following 35 new species: S. (Sphegina) uncinata, S. (Asiosphegina) achaeta, S. (A.) adusta, S. (A.) atricolor, S. (A.) bidens, S. (A.) bilobata, S. (A.) carinata, S. (A.) cerina, S. (A.) crassispina, S. (A.) crucivena, S. (A.) culex, S. (A.) cultrigera, S. (A.) ensifera, S. (A.) falcata, S. (A.) forceps, S. (A.) forficata, S. (A.) furva, S. (A.) gigas, S. (A.) index, S. (A.) malaisei, S. (A.) minuta, S. (A.) mirifica, S. (A.) nasuta, S. (A.) pollex, S. (A.) pollinosa, S. (A.) parvula, S. (A.) pusilla, S. (A.) radula, S. (A.) raduloides, S. (A.) siculifera, S. (A.) simplex, S. (A.) sinesmila, S. (A.) subradula, S. (A.) trichaeta and S. (A.) trispina. A key to the studied species is given. The world fauna of Sphegina now comprises 120 species.
authors.affiliation: Gribbylunds allé 2, SE-183 65, Täby, Sweden.; Email: heikki.hippa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hippa
authors.affiliation: Research Associate NBC Leiden, Hof der Toekomst 48 3823 HX Amersfoort, Netherlands.; Email: jvansteenis1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Steenis
authors.affiliation: Amur State University of Humanities and Pedagogy, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, 681000, Russia.; Email: valerimutin@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Valeri A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Mutin
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D049628:Body Size; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D002052:Myanmar; D009929:Organ Size; D061350:Sympatry