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Issue: Vol. 2401 No. 1: 17 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2401.1.4
Page range: 52–60
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 1

Four new species of the genus Brithura Edwards from China, with an updated key to world species (Diptera, Tipulidae)

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Diptera Tipulidae Brithura new species China

Abstract

The following four new species of the genus Brithura Edwards from China are described: B. shii sp. nov., B. aureola sp. nov., B. flaviflagellum sp. nov., B. stigmosa sp. nov. An updated key to the world species of the genus Brithura is presented.

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