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Published: 2012-04-23
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Three new species of Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy from China (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
Diptera Tachinidae Dinera new species China

Abstract

Three species of the genus Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae) are described from China as new to science:D. borealis sp. nov., D. guangxiensis sp. nov. and D. nigrisquama sp. nov. Illustrations of the head and male terminalia are given as well as a modified key.

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