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Issue: Vol. 4661 No. 1: 27 Aug. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-08-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.5
Page range: 118–132
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A new species of Antocha Osten Sacken, 1860 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Sichuan, China

Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University, Sauletekio str. 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University, Sauletekio str. 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
crane flies descriptions distribution Limoniinae lower Diptera morphology taxonomy Tipulomorpha Diptera

Abstract

The short-palped crane fly, Antocha (Antocha) bella Markevičiūtė & Podenas sp. nov., is described from specimens collected in Sichuan, China. Redescriptions of Antocha (Antocha) fortidens Alexander, 1933 and Antocha (Antocha) nebulipennis immaculata Alexander, 1938, illustrations of distinguishing morphological features, general distribution, checklist and key to species of Antocha Osten Sacken from Sichuan, China are provided.

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