Two new genera and two new species of Conopidae (Diptera) from China

Authors

  • Jens-Hermann Stuke

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.69.2.301-317

Keywords:

Conopidae, Conopinae, Gellergrimmellus, Hauserimyia, taxonomy, gen. et spec. nov., Sichuan, China, key

Abstract

Gellergrimmellus fritzi gen. et spec. nov. and Hauserimyia martini gen. et spec. nov. are described from Sichuan Province, China. A key to the Palaearctic and Oriental genera of Conopinae with a short proboscis is presented which includes both of the new genera described herewith.

 

Nomenclatural acts

Gellergrimmellus fritzi spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2A744921-9129-4B6C-A0E5-163E0AE6AC7D
Hauserimyia martini spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:73C2ED04-9AB4-4DF6-82D1-A1F8EC0BAF75

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2019-12-23

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Stuke, J.-H. . 2019: Two new genera and two new species of Conopidae (Diptera) from China - Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge Zur Entomologie 69(2): 301–317 - doi: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.69.2.301-317

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