This volume consists of a monograph:

Forcipomyiinae of China (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) II. the Genus Forcipomyia Kieffer

J.-H. LIU, G. YAN, G.-P. LIU, B.-S. HAO, Z.-J. LIU & Y.-X. YU Medical Institute of Guangzhou, Yanling, Guangzhou 510507, China

Abstract 

This work provides a comprehensive review of 111 species of the genus Forcipomyia Meigen found in China. Thirteen subgenera are recognized and features for subgenera are presented. Sixty-six species of Forcipomyia are described as new: Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) coloratus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Cal.) confragosus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Cal.) illimis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Collessohelea) manzhuangensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Dycea) circinate Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Euprojoannisia) bahelea Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) balteatus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) centrosus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) chongmingensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) claudus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) deformis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) ignobilis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) largus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) mucronis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) picturatus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) ratis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (E.) tonicus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Forcipomyia) antrosus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) bessa Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) brevipalpis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) cavatus Liu and Yan, sp.nov., F. (F.) ciliola Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) conturbatus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) curtus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) daxingensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) dirina Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) distapalpis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) dividus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) fangchengensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) frigidus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) gloriose Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) guangdongensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) heilongjiangensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) herbaceus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) laxus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) longiconus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) luteofulvous Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) magnasacculus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) persa Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) pinxiangensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) praealtus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) qufuensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) recussus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) repandus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) ruralis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) subfrigidus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) subruralis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., Forcipomyia (F.) surculus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) tortula Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) zhangmuensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (F.) zhongshanensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Lepidohelea) pectinis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (L.) qionghaiensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (L.) solutus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (L.) xichangensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Metaforcipomyia) defatigatus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Met.) totus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Microhelea) almus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) ambientis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) beatulus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) foliacceus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) perpusillus Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) phototropisma Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) pinjiensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) similis Liu and Yu, sp.nov., F. (Mic.) wuxiensis Liu and Yu, sp.nov. Forcipomyia (Mic.) galbiventris Borkent,1997 is considered a new synonym of F. flaventris Kieffer, 1917, and F. (Phytohelea) mahamutius Liu and Yu, a new synonym of F. (Phytohelea) jocosus Yu and Ma, 1998. Keys to subgenera and species are provided and each species is illustrated. All material is deposited in the Medical Entomological Collection Gallery in Beijing.

Key words: Insecta, Diptera, Ceratopogonidae, Forcipomyia, new species, taxonomic revision, China

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