A review of the genus <i>Gimnomera</i> Rondani, 1866 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) of Russia
Flies of the genus Gimnomera Rondani, 1866 of Russia, which includes 19 species, are reviewed. Generic and species descriptions and key for determination of species are given, and data on distributions are summarized. Three species are described as new to science from Asiatic part of Russia: Gimnomera nigricorpus , sp.n., Gimnomera nudipedis , sp.n., and Gimnomera palliseta sp.n. Three new synonyms are proposed: Gimnomera Rondani, 1866 = Langechristia Ozerov, 1999, syn.n., Gimnomera tibialis (Malloch, 1919) = Gimnomera sibirica (Engelmark, 1999), syn.n.; Gimnomera novgorodovae (Ozerov, 2006) = Gimnomera sorokinae (Ozerov, 2006), syn.n. Lectotypes are designated for Cordylura dorsata Zetterstedt, 1838 and Cordylura pectoralis Zetterstedt, 1838.