SPECIES-GROUPS WITHIN THE GENUS LIMNOPHORA R.-D. (DIPTERA: MUSCIDAE) AND DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES |
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| Authors: | XUE Wan-qi TONG Yan-feng |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Entomology, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This paper divides the genus Limnophora R.-D., into five species-group, s, namely L. triangula-gr., L. spoliata-gr., L. exigua-gr., L. nigripes-gr. and L. scrupulosa-gr. A key to each group is provided and three new species from Yunnan Province, L. longispatula sp. nov., L. yulongxueshanna sp. nov. and L. yunnanensis sp. nov., described. Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Shenyang Normal University. |
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| Keywords: | Diptera Muscidae Limnophora species-group new species |
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