Melastrongygaster, a new genus of the tribe Strongygastrini (Diptera: Tachinidae), with five new species from Asia

Hiroshi Shima

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3904.3.9

Melastrongygaster, a new genus of the tribe Strongygastrini (Diptera: Tachinidae), with five new species from Asia

Zootaxa. 2015 Jan 7;3904(3):427-45. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.3.9.

Author

Hiroshi Shima¹

Affiliation

¹ Kyushu University Museum, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.; Email: shimarcb@kyudai.jp.

PMID: 25660794
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.3.9

Abstract

A new genus with five new species of the Tachinidae is described: Melastrongygaster gen. nov., M. atrata sp. nov. (type species) from Japan and South Korea, M. chaoi sp. nov. from China, M. fuscata sp. nov. from China, M. kambaitiana sp. nov. from Myanmar and M. orbitalis sp. nov. from Vietnam. Melastrongygaster belongs to the tribe Strongygastrini and the subfamilial position of the tribe is discussed.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Asia
Body Size
Diptera / anatomy & histology
Diptera / classification*
Diptera / growth & development
Female
Male
Organ Size