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Issue: Vol. 3557 No. 1: 21 Nov. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-11-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3557.1.3
Page range: 31–39
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 2

Species of Bittacomorphella Alexander from China with descriptions of two new species (Diptera: Ptychopteridae)

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Diptera phantom crane fly taxonomy new record Chinese mainland

Abstract

The genus Bittacomorphella (Alexander) is newly recorded from the Chinese mainland. Two species, Bittacomorphella gongshana sp. nov. and B. zhaotongensis sp. nov., are described. A key to males of described Bittacomorphella from the Oriental region is presented.

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