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Issue: Vol. 5647 No. 6: 19 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.6.4
Page range: 558-570
Abstract views: 82
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Three new species of inflativena group of Allohelea Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Hainan Island

Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests; School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry; Hainan University; Danzhou; 571737; China
Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests; School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry; Hainan University; Danzhou; 571737; China
Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests; School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry; Hainan University; Danzhou; 571737; China
Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests; School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry; Hainan University; Danzhou; 571737; China
Diptera Ceratopogonini Oriental China DNA barcodes Rainforest

Abstract

Three new species of the predaceous midges of Allohelea inflativena group, A. hamata Li & Wu, sp. nov., A. forceps Li & Wu, sp. nov. and A. lurida Li & Wu, sp. nov. are described and illustrated from adult males and females collected from Hainan Island, China. A key to adults of all species of the inflativena group from Hainan Island are presented. The COI sequences of the three new species are also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Lou, J., Wu, X., Lin, X. & Li, J. (2025) Three new species of inflativena group of Allohelea Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Hainan Island. Zootaxa, 5647 (6), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.6.4