A review of the Strongylophthalmyiacoarctata subgroup (Diptera, Brachycera, Strongylophthalmyiidae) from China, with the descriptions of three new species

Jiale Zhou; Neal L Evenhuis; Ding Yang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1168.104699

A review of the Strongylophthalmyiacoarctata subgroup (Diptera, Brachycera, Strongylophthalmyiidae) from China, with the descriptions of three new species

Zookeys. 2023 Jul 4:1168:329-353. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1168.104699. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jiale Zhou¹, Neal L Evenhuis², Ding Yang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, 100193 Beijing, China China Agricultural University Beijing China.
² Department of Natural Sciences, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, 96817-2704 Hawaii, USA Department of Natural Sciences, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Honolulu United States of America.

Abstract

The species belonging to the Strongylophthalmyiacoarctata subgroup of the S.punctata group (Diptera: Brachycera: Strongylophthalmyiidae) from China are reviewed. Six species are recognized, including three new species: S.corniculatasp. nov., S.flagellicornissp. nov., and S.tangwanganasp. nov.Strongylophthalmyianarwhal Evenhuis, 2020 and S.raricornis Shatalkin, 1981 are recorded from China for the first time, and S.raricornis is also recorded from South Korea for the first time. An identification key to the Asian species of the S.coarctata subgroup is provided.

Keywords: Acalyptratae; Diopsoidea; East Asia; Oriental Realm; Palearctic Realm; taxonomy.

Jiale Zhou, Neal L. Evenhuis, Ding Yang.