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Issue: Vol. 2441 No. 1: 30 Apr. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-04-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2441.1.2
Page range: 20–26
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Apolysis Loew, 1860 from China (Diptera: Bombyliidae, Usiinae, Apolysini)

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China
Department of Natural Science, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2704, USA
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Diptera Bombyliidae Apolysini Apolysis new species China

Abstract

The genus Apolysis Loew, 1860 is a moderately species-rich bee fly genus with 116 decribed species in the world; 14 species in the Palaearctic, and one species in the Oriental. A new species from China is described: Apolysis galba sp. nov. and Apolysis beijingensis (Yang & Yang), comb. nov., is redescribed. A key to the genera of the subfamily Usiinae in China is presented.

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