A study of the Phaonia angelicae group (Diptera: Muscidae), with descriptions of six new species from China

J Insect Sci. 2013:13:129. doi: 10.1673/031.013.12901.

Abstract

The P. angelicae group from China was studied, and six new species are described: P. hanmiensis, n. sp., P. nanlingensis, n. sp., P. reduncicauda, n. sp., P. spargocerca, n. sp., P. subincana, n. sp., and P. varimargina, n. sp. A key to the identification of males of the 40 Chinese species is given.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Female
  • Male
  • Muscidae / anatomy & histology*
  • Muscidae / classification*
  • Species Specificity