A review of the Strongylophthalmyiacoarctata subgroup (Diptera, Brachycera, Strongylophthalmyiidae) from China, with the descriptions of three new species

Zookeys. 2023 Jul 4:1168:329-353. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1168.104699. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

The species belonging to the Strongylophthalmyiacoarctata subgroup of the S.punctata group (Diptera: Brachycera: Strongylophthalmyiidae) from China are reviewed. Six species are recognized, including three new species: S.corniculatasp. nov., S.flagellicornissp. nov., and S.tangwanganasp. nov.Strongylophthalmyianarwhal Evenhuis, 2020 and S.raricornis Shatalkin, 1981 are recorded from China for the first time, and S.raricornis is also recorded from South Korea for the first time. An identification key to the Asian species of the S.coarctata subgroup is provided.

Keywords: Acalyptratae; Diopsoidea; East Asia; Oriental Realm; Palearctic Realm; taxonomy.