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Issue: Vol. 3964 No. 4: 4 Jun. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.4.3
Page range: 433–444
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species and two new records of Ptecticus Loew (Diptera: Stratiomyidae: Sargiinae) from China

Institute of Entomology, GuizhouUniversity, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China The Research Institute of Resources Insects of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P. R. China Guizhou Academy of Forestry, Guiyang 550005, P. R. China
The Research Institute of Resources Insects of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P. R. China
Institute of Entomology, GuizhouUniversity, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China
Diptera Stratiomyidae Ptecticus new species new records China

Abstract

Two species, Ptecticus brevispinus sp. nov. and P. guangxiensis sp. nov., from China are described and illustrated. Additional two species, P. longispinus Rozkošný & Kovac, 2003 and P. melanurus (Walker, 1848), are recorded from China for the first time. A checklist of the known Chinese Ptecticus Loew, 1855 species together with their geographical distribution and a new identification key (19 spp.) are presented.