No Diaphorinae were known to occur in Shandong of China before. Here, two species of Chrysotus and one species of Diaphorus are described as new to science: Chrysotus bicercusi Liu & Yang, sp. nov., Chrysotus hypnususi Liu & Yang, sp. nov., Diaphorus hadesusi Liu & Yang, sp. nov. While two species, Chrysotus liui Wang et Yang, 2008 and Chrysotus shanxiensis Liu et Yang, 2015 are recorded from Shandong for the first time. A key to the species of Diaphorinae from Shandong is presented.
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11 June 2017
Diaphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Shandong of China with Descriptions of Three New Species
Ruosi Liu,
Xiaoli Zhao,
Yong Bian,
Ding Yang
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Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Vol. 143 • No. 4
December 2017
Vol. 143 • No. 4
December 2017
China
Chrysotus
Diaphorinae
Diaphorus
Dolichopodidae
new species
Shandong