New Metalimnobia crane flies (Diptera, Limoniidae) from China with an update of species distributions
Two new species of the genus Metalimnobia Matsumura, 1911 from southwest China, M. (M.) bicolor sp. nov. and M. (M.) caudifusca sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The new species can be distinguished from congeners by their wing patterns and male genitalia. New distributional data are given fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-12-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/60704/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | Two new species of the genus Metalimnobia Matsumura, 1911 from southwest China, M. (M.) bicolor sp. nov. and M. (M.) caudifusca sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The new species can be distinguished from congeners by their wing patterns and male genitalia. New distributional data are given for the following species: M. (M.) bifasciata (Schrank, 1781), M. (M.) quadrinotata (Meigen, 1818) and M. (M.) tenua Savchenko, 1976. An updated key for all Chinese Metalimnobia crane flies is presented. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2970 |