A new Phyllolabis from Israel with reduced wings and halteres (Diptera: Limoniidae)

Phyllolabis parvihalterata n. sp., a new limoniid species from Israel, is described based on numerous male and female specimens collected along winter pools in the Upper Galilee. This species is compared to P. golanensis Starý and Freidberg, from which it differs primarily by the greatly reduced wings and halteres. These characters also distinguish this species from all other congeners.