Abstract
A new genus and species of Stratiomyidae (Diptera), Vitilevumyia bobwoodleyi gen. et sp. nov. is described from the island of Viti Levu, Fiji. It exhibits an unusual combination of character states, but is tentatively placed in the tribe Proso-pochrysini of the subfamily Stratiomyinae. Stratiomyidae of Fiji are moderately well known due to the work of Bezzi (1928), who provided a substantial review of the brachycerous Dipteravof Fiji known at that time. There has been no subsequent work on Stratiomyidae of that archipelago since Bezzi's treatment. Bezzi recorded twelve genera of stratiomyids from Fiji, five of which are endemic, and 21 species, 18 of which are endemic. Of the three species that occur beyond Fiji, all are only on other islands of theOceanian Region. Clearly the rate of species endemism in the Fiji archipelago is high.
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