A review of the subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China

Jiale Zhou; Ding Yang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1186.108876

A review of the subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China

Zookeys. 2023 Dec 11:1186:71-96. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1186.108876. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jiale Zhou¹, Ding Yang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China China Agricultural University Beijing China.

Abstract

The subgenus Loxocera (Loxocera Meigen, 1803) (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China is reviewed. Six species are recognized, including four new species: L. (L.) chikunisp. nov., L. (L.) lonsdaleisp. nov., L. (L.) maculithoraxsp. nov., and L. (L.) obscurasp. nov. Two species originally placed in the subgenus Loxocera, L.anulata Wang & Yang, 1998 and L.tianmuensis Wang & Yang, 1998, are transferred to the subgenus Loxocera (Imantimyia Frey, 1925). A key to the species of the subgenus Loxocera occurring in China is provided.

Keywords: Acalyptratae; Diopsoidea; Imantimyia; Palaearctic Realm; Psilinae; new species.

Jiale Zhou, Ding Yang.