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Issue: Vol. 3566 No. 1: 29 Nov. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-11-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3566.1.1
Page range: 1–13
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Species of Ammothereva Lyneborg, 1984 (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae: Cyclotelini) from China

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
California State Collection of Arthropods, Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Diptera stiletto flies Cyclotelini Ammothereva key new species China

Abstract

The genus Ammothereva Lyneborg, 1984 is recorded from China for the first time. Three species, A. nuda sp. nov., A. flavifemorata sp. nov. and A. brevis sp. nov., from Northwest China are described as new to science. A key to males of all species of Ammothereva is presented, along with a distribution map for the three Chinese species.

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