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- The research focused on robber flies in the Altai Republic of Russia, based on field expeditions from 2016 and 2022, along with museum specimens.
- Two new species were identified and described: Neomochtherus proshchalykini and Leptogaster nikiforovi.
- The current robber fly fauna in the Altai Republic includes 35 species and four subspecies, with several species being recorded in Russia for the first time, along with a key for identifying male Leptogaster species in Siberia.
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The data on the robber flies of the Altai Republic (Russia) is provided based on the results of expeditions in 2016 and 2022 and the study of museum material. Two new species, Neomochtherus proshchalykini sp. nov. and Leptogaster nikiforovi sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Currently the fauna of robber flies of the Altai Republic includes 35 species and four subspecies, with Antiphrisson mongolicus Lehr, Antiphrisson niger Lehr, Ktyr callarus callarus Lehr, Ktyr protensis Lehr and Leptogaster bivittata Lehr recorded from Russia for the first time. A key to males of Leptogaster Meigen, 1803 species from Siberia is provided.
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