Dolichosciara megumiae (Sasakawa, 1994)

Wu, Hong, Shi, Kai, Huang, Junhao & Zhang, Sujiong, 2013, Review of the genus Dolichosciara Tuomikoski (Diptera, Sciaridae) from China, Zootaxa 3745 (3), pp. 343-364 : 348

Dolichosciara megumiae (Sasakawa, 1994)

Phytosciara (Dolichosciara) megumiae Sasakawa, 1994: 671 –673; Menzel & Mohrig, 2000: 443–444.

New material. CHINA. ZHEJIANG. Linan: 1 male, Mt. Tianmushan, 1225 m, Malaise trap, 19.VI.2012 [SM01419]; 1 male, Mt. Qingliangfeng, Qianqingtang, Malaise trap, 15.VIII.2012 [SM01518].

Diagnosis. The species is characterized by its gonostylus with a sharp apex bearing thickened setae, and 6–7 megasetae located subapically on the gonostylus.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang – new record; Fig. 11 ); originally described from Honshu, Japan (Sasakawa, 1994).

Remarks. This species is new to China. The Chinese specimens examined show some slight differences from the original description that length/width of 4th flagellomere 2.65–2.89, R1/R 0.80–1.06 and Y bare in the Chinese specimen, while length/width of 4th flagellomere 2.00 and R1/R 0.5–0.67 in the type series, and Y with four setae in males.

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FIGURE 11. Geographical distribution of Dolichosciara from China.