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A Study of the GenusLimnophoraRobineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae), with Descriptions of Six new species from China
Author(s) -
Wanqi Xue,
Shuchong Bai,
Wen-Xiu Dong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1536-2442
DOI - 10.1673/031.012.1701
Subject(s) - muscidae , biology , china , key (lock) , zoology , genus , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , archaeology , history
This paper provides the characters of genus Limnophora (Diptera: Muscidae) and a key to the Chinese species of Limnophora, six new species collected from Hainan Island of China, namely, L. brevispatula , n. sp. , L. cothurnosurstyla , n. sp. , L. dyadocerca , n. sp. , L. longitarsis , n. sp. , L. nuditibia , n. sp. and L. ypocerca , n. sp. are diagnosed, described and illustrated, a new record species in China, namely, L. argentifrons ( Shinonaga et Kano, 1977 ), is also included.

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