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Issue: Vol. 1206 No. 1: 18 May. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-05-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1206.1.1
Page range: 1–22
Abstract views: 78
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Review of the species of the genus Ochthera from China (Diptera: Ephydridae)

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China Key Lab of Insect Evolution & Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
Diptera Ephydridae Ochthera new species China

Abstract

The Chinese species of the genus Ochthera Latreille are reviewed. Two species, Ochthera japonica Clausen and O. macrothrix Clausen, are recorded from China for the first time. Two species, O. guangdongensis sp. nov. and O. hainanensis sp. nov., are described as new. A key to the species from China is given. The distribution of the genus in China is discussed.

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