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Issue: Vol. 4980 No. 2: 1 Jun. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-06-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.2.9
Page range: 383–388
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Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962, a newly recorded genus from Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae) with a description of Monopelopia zhengi Lin sp. n.

Department of Plant Protection, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300392, P. R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
Department of Plant Protection, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300392, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 300071, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 300071, P. R. China
Diptera Tanypodinae taxonomy new species China

Abstract

The genus Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 is newly recorded from Oriental China. Monopelopia zhengi Lin sp. n., is described and illustrated based on an adult male from Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, Hainan, China. In addition, an updated key to adult males of Monopelopia is provided.

 

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