Criorhina brevipila Loew, 1871

Li, Hu, Huo, Ke-Ke & Li, Bao-Guo, 2020, A new species of the flower fly genus Criorhina Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) from mainland China, Zootaxa 4803 (1), pp. 169-176 : 173

Criorhina brevipila Loew, 1871

( Figs 18–24 )

Examined material. 1 ♂, CHINA: Henan Province, Pingdingshan City, Lushan County, Yaoshan , 5.vi.2016, col- lected by Pu Cheng .

Remarks. This is the first time Criorhina brevipila is recorded from China. However, this species has probably been reported from China in other publications as C. asilica (see discussion). Criorhina brevipila can be reliably identified by the following features: male honey-bee mimic; pilose katepimeron; transverse bands of pale pollinosity on the second, third and fourth terga usually narrow and weak, and reduced or slightly disconnected at middle; proleg with black tarsus and first yellow tarsomere with dark apex; the ventral surface of tarsus of mesoleg with conspicuous, strong, black spines and pale yellow pile; and the apex of hind tibia with a broad triangular projection ventrally.

Figures

FIGURES 18–24. Criorhina brevipila Loew, male. 18. Habitus, dorsal view; 19. Habitus, lateral view; 20. Head, lateral view; 21. Head, frontal view; 22.Antenna, antero-dorsal view; 23.Abdomen, dorsal view; 24. Metafemur and metatibia, ventral view. Scale bars=5.0 mm (18–19), 2.0 mm (20–21, 23–24), 1.0 mm (22).