A new species of Chelifera Macquart, with a key to the species from China (Diptera: Empididae)

Authors: Yang, Ding¹; Grootaert, Patrick²; Horvat, Bogdan¹

Source: Aquatic Insects, Volume 27, Number 3, September 2005 , pp. 231-234(4)

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Abstract:

Chelifera nanlingensis sp. n., a new aquatic dance fly of the subfamily Hemerodromiinae (Diptera, Empididae), is described from China. It is placed in the rhombicercus group of Wagner et al., 2004. A key to the species of Chelifera from China is presented.

Keywords: Diptera; Empididae; Hemerodromiinae; Chelifera; new species; China

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650420400019833

Affiliations: 1: Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium

Publication date: 2005-09-01