title: Review of the genus Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilkamaa (Diptera, Sciaridae), with the description of nine new species.
abstract: The following new species of the genus Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilkamaa, 1994 are described and illustrated: Camptochaeta anceps, C. fihfera, C. formosa, C. kajsae, C. inixta, C. orthochaeta, C. spatula, C. truncata, and C. winchesteri. For some previously described species, morphological characters are redefined. Camptochaeta pentacantha Komarova, Hippa & Vilkamaa, 2007 is regarded as a junior synonym of C. subcamptochaeta (Mohrig, 1992).
authors.affiliation: Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoological Museum, P. O. Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. pekka.vilkamaa@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vilkamaa
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hippa
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heller
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size