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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 1: 24 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.1.2
Page range: 49-70
Abstract views: 36
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First report of the genus Swammerdamella Enderlein, 1912 (Diptera: Scatopsidae) in China, with descriptions of nine new species

State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity; MARA Key Lab of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests; College of Plant Protection; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University 860000; China
Natural History Museum of China; Beijing 100050; China
State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity; MARA Key Lab of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests; College of Plant Protection; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Diptera Scatopsidae minute scavenger fly new species Swammerdamella China taxonomy key

Abstract

The genus Swammerdamella Enderlein, 1912 is first reported in China with nine new species described in this paper: S. flexuosa sp. nov., S. globus sp. nov., S. gracilis sp. nov., S. latilobata sp. nov., S. papillata sp. nov., S. planus sp. nov., S. ramulosa sp. nov., S. tricuspis sp. nov., S. venusta sp. nov. A key to known Swammerdamella species in China is also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Xiao, Y., Hong, D., Li, Z. & Yang, D. (2025) First report of the genus Swammerdamella Enderlein, 1912 (Diptera: Scatopsidae) in China, with descriptions of nine new species. Zootaxa, 5723 (1), 49–70. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.1.2