A new sericomyiine flower fly from China (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Hongyan Xie; Saul A Cunningham; David K Yeates; F Christian Thompson

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.1.4

A new sericomyiine flower fly from China (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Zootaxa. 2014 Sep 3;3860(1):81-6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.1.4.

Authors

Hongyan Xie¹, Saul A Cunningham², David K Yeates², F Christian Thompson³

Affiliations

¹ School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia 2601; Email: unknown.
² CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, ACT 2601, Australia; Email: unknown.
³ Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 USA; Email: thompsonf@si.edu.

PMID: 25283191
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.1.4

Abstract

A new species of flower flies is described from China (Sichuan & Yunnan: Hengduan Mountains), Sericomyia khamensis Thompson & Xie). A key is provided to the species of the subtribe Sericomyiina found in China along with nomenclatural and taxonomical notes on them.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Diptera / anatomy & histology
Diptera / classification*
Diptera / growth & development
Female
Male
Organ Size