S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 32/1. (Budapest, 1979)

FOLIA ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK (SERIES NOVA) * XXXII. 1. 1979 • p. 105-109 Milichiidae and Carnidae from Afghanistan (Diptera)* By L. PAPP (Received November 30, 1978) Abstract: Faunistical data of fourteen milichiid and carnid species from Afghanistan. Meoneura subfreta sp. n. and Hemeromyia afghanica sp. n. are described, a key for the Palaearctic Hemeromyia is given; other nine species are new for the fauna of Afghanistan. During a collecting trip in 19 74 a total of 5879 milichiid and carnid specimens were collected (PAPP 1975). It was expected that this material would be rich also in species. Contrarily, only fourteen species were found. The fauna of Milichiidae and Carnidae of Afghanistan is rather inadequately known. SABROSKY (1961) published three species, two of which were found also in this material, GREGOR (1971) described two Meoneura species from Afghanistan, one of them is missing from the present material. The majority of the specimens (5315 specimens) belong to Leptometopa niveipennis (STRÓBL, 1900). Some rather common species were found, nine are new for the fauna of Afghanistan. Two new species are described below, one of them Hemeromyia afghanica sp. n. is very interesting and after its description a short key for the Palaearctic species of Hemeromyia is given. During my studies on this material I had difficulties with the identification of the Desmometopa species. I asked and reeeived-help from Dr. CURTIS W. SABROSKY (USDA,. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Washington), who identified the Desmametopa species for me, thus, it is my agreeable duty to express my most sincere thanks to Dr. SABROSKY. Some specimens of the Desmometopa species are deposited in the U.S. National Museum, all the other specimens, including all the type-specimens, are preserved in alcohol in the coUection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest (some specimens were minutia-pinned during elaboration). MILICHIIDAE Milichiella lacteipennis (Loew, 1865): 6 g: Prov. Nangarhar: Jalalabad, 560 m, 8 May (No. 83). - A widespread species on the subtrdÇnc and tropic areas of the World, new for Afghanistan. Madiza glabra Fallén, 1820 - Prov. Kabul: 1(5: Bini Hesar, 6 km SE from Kabul city Contributions by Hungarian zoologists to the exploration of invertebrates in Afghanistan, No. 5.