This paper provides the characters of genus Limnophora (Diptera: Muscidae) and a key to the Chinese species of Limnophora, six new species collected from Hainan Island of China, namely, L. brevispatula, n. sp., L. cothurnosurstyla, n. sp., L. dyadocerca, n. sp., L. longitarsis, n. sp., L. nuditibia, n. sp. and L. ypocerca, n. sp. are diagnosed, described and illustrated, a new record species in China, namely, L. argentifrons (Shinonaga et Kano, 1977), is also included.
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1 February 2012
A Study of the Genus Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae), with Descriptions of Six new species from China
Wan-Qi Xue,
Shu-Chong Bai,
Wen-Xiu Dong
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Journal of Insect Science
Vol. 12 • No. 17
February 2012
Vol. 12 • No. 17
February 2012
China
Diptera
key
Limnophora
Muscidae
new record
new species