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Issue: Vol. 5318 No. 4: 21 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.4.7
Page range: 543-554
Abstract views: 250
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Two new species of the subfamily Mydaeinae (Diptera: Muscidae) from China

College of Horticulture and Plant Protection; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang 471023; China.
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang 471023; China.
Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Diptera Taxonomy Hebecnema Mydaea Muscoidea

Abstract

Keys of the genera Hebecnema Schnabl, 1887 and Mydaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 from China based on males are provided, including two new species Hebecnema kongi Wang, Li & Yang, sp. nov. and Mydaea apicinigra Wang, Li & Yang, sp. nov., respectively. Photographs of habitus and male genitalia as well as illustrations of the male genitalia of the new species are given.

 

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