Ciftci, Mustafa Cemal2024-12-242024-12-2420231010-69602536-491Xhttps://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1183874https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1200463https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/7496Hilara Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Empididae) is a very difficult genus to identify in the Empididae, however, several researchers have divided the genus Hilara into fourteen species groups for convenience. The current study identified two new species of Hilara Meigen, 1822. The materials used in this study were collected in the vicinity of Nemrut Mountain Crater Lake from Bitlis Province in May 2021 by using a collection net. Hilara nemrutica spec. nov. (Hilara maura-group) and Hilara derenae spec. nov. (Hilara interstincta-group) from Bitlis province, Turkiye, are described, male genitalia and forelegs are illustrated, and distinguished from closely related congeners.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBitlisEmpididaefaunaHilaranew speciesArticle4714350Q3WOS:0010081043000031200463Q32-s2.0-8515213009610.16970/entoted.1183874