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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.5
Page range: 23-44
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Six new species of the subgenus Homoneura (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Homoneura) from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China

Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Systematics; College of Horticulture and Plant Protection; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang 471023; China; Henan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection; Luoyang 471023; China
State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Systematics; College of Horticulture and Plant Protection; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang 471023; China; Henan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection; Luoyang 471023; China
Diptera Homoneurinae Homoneura new species Chongqing Yintiaoling

Abstract

The subgenus Homoneura (Homoneura) is nearly cosmopolitan, with more than 700 described species distributed in all zoogeographical regions, except the Neotropical region. Here, we describe six new species of the subgenus from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China: Homoneura (Homoneura) mediclavata sp. nov. in the H. (H.) abnormis group; H. (H.) claviformis sp. nov. in the H. (H.) laticosta group; H. (H.) nigrapicalis sp. nov. and H. (H.) longicerca sp. nov. in the H. (H.) notostigma group; H. (H.) caperata sp. nov. and H. (H.) fuscifemoris sp. nov. not placed in any species group. Detailed descriptions and diagnosis of each species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

You, P., Chen, X. & Li, W. (2025) Six new species of the subgenus Homoneura (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Homoneura) from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China. Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 23–44. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.5