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Issue: Vol. 5257 No. 1: 24 Mar. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-03-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5257.1.9
Page range: 123-130
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First records of the druid fly genus Clusia Haliday, 1838 (Diptera, Clusiidae), with two new species from China

1 State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, Department of Entomology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, Department of Entomology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
1 State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, Department of Entomology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
2 Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
1 State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, Department of Entomology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Diptera new species new records taxonomy key

Abstract

The druid fly genus Clusia was firstly recorded from China, including two new species: C. luteimacula sp. nov. from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve of Chongqing and C. sinensis sp. nov. from Wanglang of Sichuan and Mt. Taibai of Shaanxi. A key to all species of Clusia globally is presented.

 

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