Sinosciapus tianmushanus Yang, 2001

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

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

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scientific name

Sinosciapus tianmushanus Yang, 2001
status

 

Sinosciapus tianmushanus Yang, 2001

Sinosciapus tianmushanus Yang, 2001: 432. Type locality: Zhejiang, Tianmushan.

Diagnosis.

Thorax and abdomen chiefly yellow. Antenna yellow. First flagellomere longer than wide, nearly trapezoid. Epandrium with truncate apical margin in lateral view; cercus (except base) straight; aedeagus with thickened apical portion long and paralleled. Fore tarsomere 4 not shortened, mid tarsomere 5 distinctly shortened, and hind tarsomere 4 slightly shortened.

Specimens examined.

Holotype ♂, Zhejiang, Tianmushan, Sanliting, 640 m, 30°26'N, 119°34'E, 1998. V. 30, Hong Wu (CAU). Paratypes 3♂♂3♀♀, same data as holotype (CAU).

Distribution.

Zhejiang.

Remarks.

This species distinctly differs from other two species of the genus in following features: first flagellomere longer than wide, trapezoid; cercus (except base) straight; epandrium with truncate apical margin in lateral view.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Dolichopodidae

Genus

Sinosciapus