Prosciara latilingula Hippa & Vilkamaa, 1991

Shi, Kai, Huang, Junhao, Komarova, Lyudmila, Zhang, Sujiong & Wu, Hong, 2013, Review of the genus Prosciara Frey (Diptera, Sciaridae) from China, Zootaxa 3640 (3), pp. 301-342 : 312-314

Prosciara latilingula Hippa & Vilkamaa, 1991

Hippa & Vilkamaa 1991: 125.

New material. 1 male, China, Zhejiang province, Lishui, Mt. Fengyanshan, malaise trap, 21.IX.2007, Sheng-Long Liu [SM00304]; 1 male, the same data but 2.V.2008 [SM00291]; 2 males, Zhejiang province, Mt. Wuyanling, 700 m, malaise trap, 20.VII.2005 [SM01155, SM01156].

Diagnosis. The species is distinguished by setose M and Cu1 on wings; a robust gonostylus, four megasetae on the dorsal lobe; a wide tegmen and a short and wide intercoxal lobe on the hypopygium.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Fig. 24 ), Burma (Kambaiti).

Remarks. This species was first recorded in Kambaiti, Burma (Hippa & Vilkamaa 1991) and is new to China (Zhejiang province). The Chinese specimens examined show no distinct differences from the type specimen. However, the type specimen has two setae on the basal segment of the palpus, the length/width of 4th flagellomere is 2.0, and has 1–2 setae on each half of sternite 10 while the Chinese specimens have 3–4 setae on the basal segment of the palpus, the length/width of 4th flagellomere is 2.3–2.9, and have 2–3 setae on each half of sternite 10.

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FIGURE 24. Geographical distribution of Prosciara from China.