Sinosciapus yunlonganus Yang & Saigusa, 2001

Yang, Ding & Zhu, Yajun, 2011, Sinosciapus from Taiwan with description of a new species (Diptera, Dolichopodidae), ZooKeys 159, pp. 11-18 : 12

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.159.2252

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scientific name

Sinosciapus yunlonganus Yang & Saigusa, 2001
status

 

Sinosciapus yunlonganus Yang & Saigusa, 2001

Sinosciapus yunlonganus Yang & Saigusa, 2001: 180. Type locality: Yunnan, Yunlong.

Amblypsilopus dirinus Wei & Song, 2006: 310. Type locality: Guizhou, Chishui.

Diagnosis.

Thorax and abdomen mostly metallic green. Antenna blackish. First flagellomere as long as wide, semicircular. All legs with tarsomeres 4-5 distinctly shortened. Epandrium with lower apical corner acute in lateral view; cercus distinctly curved upward.

Specimens examined.

Holotype ♂, Yunnan, Yunlong, 24°52'N, 101°35'E, 1996. VI. 4, T. Saigusa (CAU). Paratype 1♂, Yunnan, Pingbian, Daweishan Mountain, 1800-2000 m, 22°58'N, 103°41'E, 1996. V. 24, T. Saigusa (CAU).

Distribution.

Yunnan, Guizhou.

Remarks.

This species is easily separated from Sinosciapus tianmushanus Yang by the thorax and abdomen being mostly metallic green, and first flagellomere as long as wide and semicircular.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Dolichopodidae

Genus

Sinosciapus