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Issue: Vol. 4772 No. 3: 11 May 2020
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2020-05-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4772.3.9
Page range: 593–596
Abstract views: 96
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First record of genus Epicnemis Borgmeier, 1962 (Aenigmatiinae: Phoridae: Diptera) from China, with description of a new species

Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Integrated Pest Management and Ecological Security, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Shenyang University, Shenyang 110044, China.
Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Integrated Pest Management and Ecological Security, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Shenyang University, Shenyang 110044, China.
Diptera Phoridae Epicnemis linguiformis new species new record China

Abstract

The genus Epicnemis Borgmeier,1962 is firstly reported from Jiangxi Province, China, with description of a new species, E. linguiformis sp. nov. The new species is distinguished from others of the genus mainly by the structure of the processes on the epandrium.

 

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