taxonID	type	description	language	source
E05A48DB614C5BA68F99C16CBEFA9B55.taxon	description	Figs 11 – 15, 16 – 20	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
E05A48DB614C5BA68F99C16CBEFA9B55.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Eyes bare; interfrontalia reddish-brown; parafrontal gray, with seven pairs of frontal setae; parafacial and ocellar triangle reddish-brown, parafacial base gray; first and second antennal segments brown, third antennal segment reddish-brown except base brown, third antennal segment about 2.5 times longer than second antennal segment, arista plumose; eyes 3 times height of gena. Thorax black, acr 1 + 2, dc 2 + 3, ial 0 + 2, h 2, ph 1 + 0, pra 1, sal 1, pal 2; scutellum dark reddish-brown. T 1 + 2 all yellow, T 3 – 4 with a dark stripe in the middle, T 4 almost black, T 5 all black; surstyli end bends to both sides in posterior view; cercus slender, terminal tip bottom 2 / 5 black in dorsal view; surstyli broad in lateral view.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
E05A48DB614C5BA68F99C16CBEFA9B55.taxon	description	Description. Male. Thorax appears black in ground colour, slightly white pollinose. Wing brownish-yellow. Legs yellow. Abdomen largely yellow, T 1 + 2 all yellow, T 3 – 4 with a dark stripe in the middle, T 4 almost black, T 5 all black. Head (Figs 11, 13, 14). Eyes red, bare; eyes holoptic; frons narrow, interfrontalia surface disappears at narrowest part, interfrontalia reddish-brown; parafrontal gray, with seven pairs of frontal setae; parafacial and ocellar triangle reddish-brown, parafacial base gray; gena yellow, with dense black setae; lunule bare; first and second antennal segments brown, third antennal segment reddish-brown except base brown, third antennal segment about 2.5 times longer than second antennal segment, arista plumose; mid-facial plate dark reddish-brown, facial carina not particularly developed; palpus yellow; eyes 3 times higher than gena; postgena concolorous with gena, all yellow. Thorax (Figs 11, 13) black, with slightly white pruinescence; prodorsum and dorsum of mesothorax with crinkly golden hair; acr 1 + 2, dc 2 + 3, ial 0 + 2, h 2, ph 1 + 0, pra 1, sal 1, pal 2; scutellum dark reddish-brown; anterior and posterior spiracles yellow, proepimeral setae present; anepisternum black, with crinkly golden hair, mpl 0 + 4, spl 1 + 1; ppl absent, with a tuft of crinkly golden hair; inferior laterotergite bare. Wing (Fig. 15) brownish-hyaline; epaulet and basicostal scale yellow, subcostal sclerite yellowish, bare; radial stem vein and subalar knob bare; 2 R 5 open; upper calypter and lower calypter brown, halter yellow. Legs (Fig. 13) yellow, fore femur with 10 pv, 4 pd, 3 p; fore tibia with 3 p, 2 ad; mid femur with 3 pv, 2 av; mid tibia with 1 ad, 1 pd; hind femora with 7 ad, 7 av, 5 pd; hind tibia with 3 ad, 2 pd. Abdomen (Figs 12, 13) largely yellow, with dense black hairs; T 1 + 2 all yellow, T 3 – 4 with a dark stripe in the middle, T 4 almost black, T 5 all black; ST 1 – 4 with long black seta, ST 5 tip with long black seta (Fig. 19). Male terminalia: surstyli end bends to both sides in posterior view (Fig. 16); cercus slender, terminal tip bottom 2 / 5 black in posterior view (Fig. 16); surstyli broad in lateral view (Figs 17, 18); pregonite with a row of black seta anteriorly, and one black seta posteriorly; paraphallus terminal curved forward; hypophallus and acrophallus membranous (Figs 18, 20). Female. Unknown.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
E05A48DB614C5BA68F99C16CBEFA9B55.taxon	description	Measurements. Male. Body length 3.4 – 8.6 mm.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
E05A48DB614C5BA68F99C16CBEFA9B55.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is chosen after Chongqing where the holotype was collected.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
E05A48DB614C5BA68F99C16CBEFA9B55.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Chongqing).	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
60FDC2C125A95B1BA0A3D29F21A1494C.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 5, 6 – 10	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
60FDC2C125A95B1BA0A3D29F21A1494C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Eyes with sparse short hairs; first and second antennal segments dark yellow, third antennal segment black except base dark yellow; facial carina not particularly developed; eyes 2 times higher than gena; thorax black, with dense white pollen; acr 1 + 2, ial 0 + 1, ppl absent; legs yellow except tarsus black; subcostal sclerite yellowish, bare; radial stem vein and subalar knob bare; abdomen with a mediodorsal dark vitta interrupted mediodorsally; cercus broad, terminal tip in dorsal view; paraphallus tip curved forward; hypophallus and acrophallus membranous.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
60FDC2C125A95B1BA0A3D29F21A1494C.taxon	description	Description. Male. Thorax appears black in ground colour, slightly white pollinose. Wing brownish-yellow. Legs yellow, tarsus black. Abdomen largely yellow, with a mediodorsal dark vitta interrupted mediodorsally. Head (Figs 1, 3, 4). Eyes red, with sparse short hairs; post-ocellar setae and post-vertical setae present, eyes holoptic; Frons narrow, interfrontalia surface disappears at narrowest part; parafrontal yellow, with six pairs of frontal setae; parafacial and ocellar triangle dark yellow, with yellowish-white tomentum; gena yellow, with dense black setae; lunule bare; first and second antennal segments dark yellow, third antennal segment black except base dark yellow, first and second antennal segments with black setae, third antennal segment about 2 times longer than second antennal segment, arista plumose, arista longer than third antennal segment, but not more than epistome; mid-facial plate dark yellow, facial carina not particularly developed; palpus yellow; eyes 2 times higher than gena; postgena concolorous with gena, all yellow; hairs on postgena mostly black, yellowish hairs posteriorly. Thorax (Figs 1, 3) black, with slightly white pruinescence; prodorsum and dorsum of mesothorax with crinkly golden hair; acr 1 + 2, dc 2 + 3, ial 0 + 1, h 2, ph 1 + 0, pra 1, sal 1, pal 2; scutellum black, with a tuft of crinkly golden hairs; anterior and posterior spiracles yellow, proepimeral setae present; anepisternum black, with crinkly golden hairs, mpl 0 + 3, spl 1 + 1; ppl absent, with a tuft of crinkly golden hairs; inferior laterotergite bare. Wings (Fig. 5) brownish-hyaline; epaulet and basicostal scale dark yellow, subcostal sclerite yellowish, bare; radial stem vein and subalar knob bare; 2 R 5 open, width 1 / 2 the length of r-m; upper calypter and lower calypter dark yellow, halter yellow. Legs (Fig. 3) yellow except tarsus black, fore femur with 10 pv, 4 pd; fore tibia with 3 ad, 2 pd; mid femur with 2 a; mid tibia with 2 ad, 2 p, 1 d, 2 pd; hind femora with 8 ad, 4 pd; hind tibia with 3 ad, 3 pd. Abdomen (Figs 2, 3) largely yellow, with a mediodorsal dark vitta interrupted mediodorsally; ST 1 – 4 with long black setae, terminal margin of lateral lobe of ST 5 with a black spot (Fig. 9); epandrium with long dense black setae. Male terminalia: medial side of surstyli with dense black hairs in posterior view (Fig. 6); cerci broad, terminal tip in posterior view (Fig. 6); surstyli broad and terminal rounded in lateral view (Figs 7, 8); pregonite with a row of black setae, and postgonites with one black seta; paraphallus terminal curved forward; hypophallus and acrophallus membranous (Figs 8, 10). Female. Unknown.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
60FDC2C125A95B1BA0A3D29F21A1494C.taxon	description	Measurements. Male. Body length 5.1 – 8.6 mm.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
60FDC2C125A95B1BA0A3D29F21A1494C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is chosen after Guangxi Province where the holotype was collected.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
60FDC2C125A95B1BA0A3D29F21A1494C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangxi).	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
9552CD03ED7455D5AA8C1314EFA4CA68.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Adults of this genus can be recognized by the combination of the following characters: body length 5 – 10 mm; eyes with hairs or bare; males frons narrow, interfrontalia surface disappears at narrowest part parafacial bare, arista plumose, vibrissa approaches epistoma; thorax with golden tomentum or soft hairs, propleura and basisternum of prothorax bare; postalar declivity with hairs, spl 1 + 1; subcostal sclerite with yellow hairs but no black setulae; radial stem vein and subalar knob bare, 2 R 5 open, M 1 + 2 tip gently curved forward in a wide obtuse angle or very gently in an arc, lower calypter bare; T 3 – 5 with strong marginal bristles on the backside (Fan 1997).	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
9552CD03ED7455D5AA8C1314EFA4CA68.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Australasian, Oriental and Palaearctic.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
894C659F7FBD5EEF92B3FE45C75345BB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Adults of this genus can be recognized by the combination of the following characters: bulk size, body length 9 – 13 mm, body totally black; eyes bare; parafacial bare or with hairs, facial carina broadly flat or slightly round, not angular; antennae black, arista plumose, vibrissa far from epistoma; scutum, scutellum and tergite with crinkly golden hairs; propleura and basisternum bare, suprasquamal ridge bare, postalar declivity with tomentum; basal tubercle of R 4 + 5 with small black setae, subcostal sclerite with a tuft of setae and yellow villi; legs black; abdomen with golden tomentum, cerci slender, acrophallus well developed and hypophallus not well developed (Fan 1997).	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
894C659F7FBD5EEF92B3FE45C75345BB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Palaearctic, Oriental.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
6488352805D05AC6A29F45218BF87636.taxon	description	Figs 21 – 25, 26 – 30	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
6488352805D05AC6A29F45218BF87636.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Eyes bare; third antennal segment about 2.5 times longer than second antennal segment, third antennal segment as long as distance from vibrissa to epistoma; eyes 3 times higher than gena; palpus black; h 4, ppl 3, with a tuft of crinkly golden hairs; postalar declivity with a dense tuft of crinkly golden hairs; legs black; subcostal sclerite yellowish, with dense yellow tomentum and 2 – 3 setae; surstyli terminal extension and hook-like in lateral view.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
6488352805D05AC6A29F45218BF87636.taxon	description	Description. Male. Black species. Thorax black with crinkly golden hairs. Wing brownish-yellow. Legs black. Abdomen black tessellate yellow sarcophagids markings. Head (Figs 21, 23, 24). Eyes red, bare; frons black, with sparse short black hair, eminence near antennae; interfrontalia surface linear at narrowest part; parafacial and mediane dull red, bare, with yellowish-white tomentum; lunule bare; antennae brownish, with yellowish-white tomentum, third antennal segment about 2.5 times longer than second antennal segment, arista plumose; facial carina well developed; third antennal segment as long as distance from vibrissa to epistoma; gena black, with dense black hairs; eyes 3 times higher gena; palpus black. Thorax (Figs 21, 23). black, with dense crinkly golden hairs; acr 2 + 3, dc 2 + 3, ial 0 + 2, h 4, ph 3 + 0, pra 1, sal 2, pal 2; anterior and posterior spiracles black, proepimeral bristles present; anepisternum with a dense tuft of crinkly golden hairs on the posterior margin, mpl 0 + 6, spl 1 + 1, ppl 3, with a tuft of crinkly golden hairs; postalar declivity with a dense tuft of crinkly golden hairs. Wing (Fig. 25) brownish-hyaline; epaulet and basicostal scale black; subcostal sclerite yellowish, with dense yellow tomentum and 2 – 3 setae; radial stem vein bare, radial vein knob with yellow tomentum; upper calypter and lower calypter reddish-brown. Legs (Fig. 23) black, femora with white tomentum; tarsi with dense short yellow hairs on ventral surface; fore femur with 11 d, 13 pd, 14 v; mid femur with 11 v; mid tibia with 1 ad, 2 pd; hind femora with 1 d, 14 ad, 1 pd, 10 v, 7 av; hind tibia with 3 ad, 5 pd. Abdomen (Figs 22, 23) black, tessellate yellow sarcophagids markings; ST 1 with yellow setae, ST 2 – 5 with black setae and yellow setae; ST 5 two prominences on the ventral surface (Fig. 29). Male terminalia: end of surstyli curved inward in posterior view (Fig. 26); end of cerci sharp and curved backward in posterior view (Fig. 26); surstyli hook-like in lateral view (Figs 27, 28); pregonites with a row of black setae, postgonites bare; paraphallus slender and curved forward; hypophallus membranous; acrophallus well developed and terminal trumpet (Figs 28, 30). Female. Unknown.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
6488352805D05AC6A29F45218BF87636.taxon	description	Measurements. Male. Body length 11.3 – 14.5 mm.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
6488352805D05AC6A29F45218BF87636.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is chosen after Huaping National Nature Reserve, Guangxi Province where the holotype was collected.	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
6488352805D05AC6A29F45218BF87636.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangxi).	en	Liu, Shixin, Ji, Honghu, Li, Wenliang, Yao, Gang (2025): Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China. ZooKeys 1228: 99-114, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.129419
