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Type: Article
Published: 2009-12-22
Page range: 273–303
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Taxonomic study of the family Ptychopteridae of Japan (Diptera)

Tochigi Prefectural Museum, Mutsumi-cho 2–2, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Pref., 320–0865 Japan
Baikoen 2–7–1–402, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref., 810–0035 Japan
Ptychoptera Bittacomorphella classification zoogeography new species

Abstract

Japanese species of the family Ptychopteridae are revised. Two species of the genus Bittacomorphella, and ten species of the genus Ptychoptera are recognized in Japan. Four new species, Ptychoptera yamato sp. nov., P. kyushuensis sp. nov., P. ichitai sp. nov. and P. pallidicostalis sp. nov., were described. Keys to Japanese genera and species, descriptions, and illustrations are provided for all species. Systematics and zoogeography of the Japanese species of Ptychoptera are discussed.