A New Species of Anticheta (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Mexico

Anticheta patzcuaroensis Pote, new species (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), from Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, is described and illustrated. The most recent key to the genus Anticheta Haliday in the Nearctic region is edited to include the new species. Information is given about the Sciomyzidae holdings in the Cornell University Insect Collection.

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This article describes and illustrates a new species of insect called Anticheta patzcuaroensis Pote from Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. It belongs to the family Sciomyzidae in the order Diptera. The article also provides information about the Sciomyzidae holdings in the Cornell University Insect Collection.