The genus, Speccafrons Sabrosky 1980 (Diptera: Chloropidae), has only 6 known species in the world, and it is recorded from mainland China for the first time. One species, Speccafrons digitiformis sp. nov., is described as new to science, and S. costalis (Duda), is newly recorded from mainland China. A key to the world species of genus Speccafrons is given.
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1 June 2015
Speccafrons (Diptera: Chloropidae: Oscinellinae) Newly Found in Mainland China with Description of a New Species
Xiaoyan Liu,
Ding Yang
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 98 • No. 2
June 2015
Vol. 98 • No. 2
June 2015
China
S. digitiformis sp. nov.
Siphonella
Speccafrons costalis
Taxonomía
taxonomy