The genus Hercostomus Loew (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Dolichopodinae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with the description of two new species

Xingyang Qian; Ning Wang; Ding Yang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1118.84403

The genus Hercostomus Loew (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Dolichopodinae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with the description of two new species

Zookeys. 2022 Aug 24:1118:119-131. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1118.84403. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Xingyang Qian¹, Ning Wang¹, Ding Yang²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010010, China Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Hohhot China.
² Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China China Agriculture University Beijing China.

Abstract

Previously, only two species of Hercostomus Loew were known to occur in Inner Mongolia. Here two species from Inner Mongolia are described as new to science, namely Hercostomuschifengensis sp. nov. and Hercostomustriangulatus sp. nov. Three new records of Hercostomus in Inner Mongolia are added. A key to the species of Hercostomus in Inner Mongolia is provided.

Keywords: Identification key; long-legged flies; new records; taxonomy.

Xingyang Qian, Ning Wang, Ding Yang.

Grants and funding

National Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (2020JQ04) National Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China (Grant No. 2019FY100400) Key science and technologies program of Inner Mongolia（No. 2021ZD0011-2）