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Issue: Vol. 1108 No. 1: 13 Jan. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-01-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1108.1.2
Page range: 23–35
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 2

Revision of the genus Sialis from Oriental China (Megaloptera: Sialidae)

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Megaloptera Sialidae Sialis new species Oriental realm China

Abstract

The species of the genus Sialis from Oriental China are revised. The following three species are described as new to science: Sialis elegans sp. nov., Sialis kunmingensis sp. nov., and Sialis versicoloris sp. nov. A key to the species of Sialis from Oriental China is presented.

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