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Issue: Vol. 892 No. 1: 10 Mar. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-03-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.892.1.1
Page range: 1–8
Abstract views: 44
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New species of Asyndetus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Xinjiang, with a key to Central Asian species

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Diptera Dolichopodidae Asyndetus Xinjiang China Central Asia new species

Abstract

The genus Asyndetus Loew is recorded from Xinjiang for the first time. The following three species are described and illustrated: Asyndetus lii sp. nov., A. wusuensis sp. nov. and A. xinjiangensis sp. nov. A key to species of Asyndetus Loew from Central Asia is presented.

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