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Heteropterna (Heteropterna) cuneata
Issue: Vol. 4985 No. 2: 14 Jun. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-06-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.2.11
Page range: 277–284
Abstract views: 1227
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Two new species of Heteropterna Skuse, 1888 (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from China

Department of Forestry Protection, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu street, Lin’an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
Department of Forestry Protection, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu street, Lin’an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
Department of Forestry Protection, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu street, Lin’an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
Department of Forestry Protection, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu street, Lin’an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, China
Heteropterna, Keroplatidae, new species, Guizhou, taxonomy Diptera

Abstract

Two new species of Heteroptera (Diptera: Keroplatidae: Keroplatinae), H. cuneata sp. n. and H. fanjingshana sp. n. are described from Guizhou, China. Key to adult males of Heteropterna from China is given. Habitus images of adults and morphological structures are provided.

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