Chrysotus Meigen (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China with descriptions of five new species belonging to the Ch. laesus-group. (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Zhengxiang; Wei, Lianmeng
• Is Part Of: Oriental insects. Volume 51:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 227
• Page End: 245
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: Diptera -- Dolichopodidae -- Chrysotus -- laesus-group -- new species -- China; Insects -- Asia -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; Insects -- Classification -- Periodicals; 595.7095
• DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2016.1276486
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0030-5316

Abstract

Abstract: Five new species belonging to the Chrysotus laesus -group redefined by Wei and Zhang are described and illustrated, and the group is divided into 5 species-subgroups: adunatus -subgroup, brevicercus -subgroup, nudisetus -subgroup, laesus -subgroup, trapezinus -subgroup. A key to the Chrysotus species groups known from China and all 22 species assigned to Ch. laesus species-group are provided. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Anshun Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Anshun, Guizhou (ACDPCAG). http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0151F59F-A22C-4900-92B3-82F1AE0A698F