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Issue: Vol. 1631 No. 1: 5 Nov. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-11-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1631.1.1
Page range: 1–32
Abstract views: 41
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New species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Asia

Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW, Scotland, United Kingdom
Diptera Lonchaeidae Lonchaea Setisquamalonchaea Silba China India South Korea Malaysia Mongolia Taiwan Thailand Vietnam new species

Abstract

Twenty two new species of Lonchaeidae are described from Asia namely, Lonchaea biarmata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Taiwan), Lonchaea chinensis MacGowan, sp. nov. (China), Lonchaea fangi MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Lonchaea gachilbong MacGowan, sp. nov. (South Korea), Lonchaea gigantea MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Lonchaea mongolia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Mongolia), Lonchaea mussoorie MacGowan, sp. nov. (India), Setisquamalonchaea intermedia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Taiwan), Setisquamalonchaea korea MacGowan, sp. nov. (South Korea), Silba bambusae MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia), Silba botanica MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba breviplumosa MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia), Silba cascadens MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba combi MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silbafoldvarii MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba fragranti MacGowan, sp. nov. (China), Silba longidentata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba malaysia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia), Silba microcercosa MacGowan, sp. nov. (Vietnam), Silba nigrispicata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Taiwan), Silba tenuipennis MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand) and Silba translucens MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia).

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