title: Caloparyphus palaearcticus sp. n. (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), the first record for the soldier fly genus in the Palaearctic.
abstract: Caloparyphus palaearcticus sp. n. is described from Russia and two localities in Mongolia and is the first representative of this genus in the Palaearctic and the only species found outside the New World. The morphological characters of the species are described and illustrated, and relationships to related species of Caloparyphus are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rozkošný
authors.affiliation: California Department of Food and Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, California, USA 95832-1448.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, USA 19103-1195.
authors.forename: Jon K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gelhaus
keywords: Caloparyphus; Mongolia; Oxycerini; Palaearctic Region; Russia; new species; soldier fly; taxonomy