Taxonomic study of the genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) from China

Baihui Zhang; Henan Li; Junjian Li; Dong Zhang; Chuntian Zhang

doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e106273

Taxonomic study of the genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) from China

Biodivers Data J. 2023 Oct 19:11:e106273. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e106273. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Baihui Zhang¹, Henan Li², Junjian Li¹, Dong Zhang², Chuntian Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Shenyang Normal University Shenyang China.
² School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University Beijing China.

Abstract

Background: The genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) with 29 known species is a large group of Macquartiini of Tachininae and widely distributed in the Old World and the Nearctic Region.

New information: In this study, Chinese specimens of Macquartia were collected and examined, sixteen species are recognised: thirteen previously described, M.brunneisqua Zhang et Li, M.chinensis Zhang et Li, M.flavifemorata Zhang et Li, M.flavipedicel Zhang et Li, M.chalconota (Meigen), M.dispar (Fallén), M.grisea (Fallén), M.macularis Villeneuve, M.nudigena Mesnil, M.picta (Meigen), M.pubiceps (Zetterstedt), M.tenebricosa (Meigen) and M.viridana Robineau-Desvoidy and three species new to science, M.barkamensis sp. n. (Sichuan), M.setifacies sp. n. (Qinghai) and M.sichuanensis sp. n. (Sichuan). An identification key to the sixteen species of Macquartia known from China is included, along with 80 anatomical figures.

Keywords: Calyptratae; East Asia; Tachininae; key; new species.

Baihui Zhang, Henan Li, Junjian Li, Dong Zhang, Chuntian Zhang.