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Issue: Vol. 1749 No. 1: 14 Apr. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-04-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1749.1.6
Page range: 62–68
Abstract views: 71
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of the genus Bittacus (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from China

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Xiamen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Xiamen, Fujian 361012, China
Mecoptera Insecta Bittacidae Bittacus taxonomy Qinling Mountain

Abstract

Two species of hangingflies in the genus Bittacus Latreille, Bittacus bifurcatus Hua et Tan and Bittacus echinatus Hua et Huang, are described as new to science from the Qinling Mountains, central China. Wing venation and genitalia of the new species are illustrated. The terrestrial globe-shaped egg of B. echinatus is reported for the first time and observed under scanning electron microscopy.

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