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901DB518183CCF1EFF69FC5800C5EC53.text	901DB518183CCF1EFF69FC5800C5EC53.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Linana Shah & Huang 2026	<div><p>Genus Linana Shah &amp; Huang gen. nov.</p><p>Type species: Linana primaria Shah &amp; Huang gen. et sp. nov., here designated.</p><p>Description. Small to large sized brown species. Fourth antennal flagellomere very long, nearly five times longer than wide; neck bottleneck-like, short, wider than long; setae fine, dense, shorter than width of flagellomere; Maxillary palpus elongate, three-segmented; palpal segments subequal in length, without any distinct structure. Eye bridge normal, with 3–4 rows of facets. Prefrons and clypeus setose. Thorax with mesonotum bearing sparse medium-sized setae; scutellum with few shorter setae; anterpronotum, postpronotum, and prothoracic episternum setose. Wing with normal venation; bM shorter than r-m; Sc short, not reaching Rs; R 1 long, joining C near the base of M-fork; M 1 slightly fainted near the base of M-fork; membrane and posterior veins without macrotrichia. Legs yellowish brown; fore, mid- and hind tibia with spines; apex of foretibia with a patch of long and dark setae without distinct margin; fore tibial spur much longer than tibial width; claws untoothed, narrow and slightly curved. Abdominal setae weak, sparse. Hypopygium usually quadrate, with sparse setosity; ventral base of genitalia without basal lobe or group of setae. Gonostylus elongate, without apical tooth; setae not differentiated. Tegmen large, with apex somewhat broadly round to trapezoid. Aedeagal rod long; fork-like structure absent; field with aedeagal teeth absent.</p><p>Etymology. The genus name is derived from “Lin’an”, a locality in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China, where Zhejiang A&amp;F University is located. This institution houses nearly the entire current collection of Chinese Sciaridae . To be treated as feminine.</p><p>Remarks. Based on a combination of diagnostic morphological characters, Linana gen. nov. is best placed within the subfamily Sciarinae . Key characters supporting this placement include the presence of bottleneck-shaped flagellomeres, elongate maxillary palpi, a relatively long wing vein R 1, undifferentiated tibial organ, and a setose postpronotum, all of which are characteristic features of Sciarinae . The general shape of the flagellomere shows similarity to those observed in Sciara Meigen, and Hirtipennia Mohrig &amp; Menzel. In addition, the absence of macrotrichia on the posterior wing veins is a character shared with Leptospina Mohrig &amp; Menzel, but the new genus can readily be differentiated from the latter in the absence of apical gonostylar tooth. Genetically, the specimens of this Linana gen. nov. are almost 15% distant from the nearest neighbours, Leptospina dentata (Mohrig &amp; Krivosheina) and Leptospina subdentata (Mohrig &amp; Menzel) .</p><p>Distribution. China (Guangdong, Guangxi).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/901DB518183CCF1EFF69FC5800C5EC53	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Bismillah;Shao, Yisa;Zhu, Yi;Huang, Junhao	Shah, Bismillah, Shao, Yisa, Zhu, Yi, Huang, Junhao (2026): A new dark-winged fungus gnat genus, Linana Shah & Huang gen. nov. (Diptera: Sciaridae), from China, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5752 (3): 435-443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.7
901DB518183DCF1FFF69FFBE00C5EC39.text	901DB518183DCF1FFF69FFBE00C5EC39.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Linana primaria Shah & Huang 2026	<div><p>Linana primaria Shah &amp; Huang gen. et sp. nov.</p><p>(Fig. 1A–G)</p><p>Measurements. Male: 1.90–2.25 mm.</p><p>Material examined. Holotype: 1♂ [ZAFUBS001], China, Guangxi province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=110.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.439999" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 110.0/lat 30.439999)">Huaping</a>, 30°26’24’’ N, 110° E, 12.VII.2020, Malaise trap, leg. Yisa Shao, ZAFU . Paratypes: 2♂♂ [ZAFUBS002–ZAFUBS003], same data as holotype; 1♂ [ZAFUBS004], Guangdong province, Qingyuan city, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=113.11522&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.44889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 113.11522/lat 24.44889)">Qianjin Shimen Nature Reserve Station</a>, 24°26'56.01'' N, 113°6'54.8'' E, 782 m a.s.l., 27.XII.2021, Malaise trap, leg. Yisa Shao, ZAFU .</p><p>Description. Male (Fig. 1A). Dark brown species. Head dark brown. Eye bridge complete, 3–4 facets wide. Antennae long, unicolorous; basal flagellomeres of antennae spherical and brown; scape with 3–4 long setae; pedicel with numerous short setae near neck; fourth antennal flagellomere (Fig. 1E) very long, 5.27 times longer than wide; neck unicolorous brown, much shorter than broad; transition of basal part bottleneck-like; setae fine, dense, shorter than width of flagellomere. Prefrons with 8–10 long and coarse setae. Clypeus bare or with a single long seta. Maxillary palpus bright, long, 3-segmented; 1 st palpal segment slightly bulbous, with 3–4 long setae, sensory area without margin; 2 nd palpal segment short with 6–10 setae; 3 rd palpal segment as long as or slightly longer than 1 st, with 8–18 setae. Thorax brown to dark brown; postpronotum with 2 setae; anterior pronotum with 2–3 setae; prothoracic episternum with 3–4 setae; scutellum well differentiated, with few minute setae; mesonotum with sparse setae. Wing (Fig. 1G) length = 2.5–3.2 mm; width/length = 0.40; R 1 /R = 1.5; c/w = 0.66; bM nearly 0.5 times as long as r-m; Sc short, not reaching Rs; R 1 long, joining C near the base of M-fork; stM almost as long as M-fork; M-fork of normal shape; membrane without macrotrichia; venation strong, anterior and posterior veins darker; stM weakly visible; M 1 slightly fainted near the base of M-fork; bM bare; r-m with 3 setae; R, R 1, and R 4+5 setose; M 1, M 2, CuA 1, and CuA 2 non-setose; anal lobe well developed. Haltere (Fig. 1A) pale to yellowish brown, of normal length; haltere-knob index = 1.51; haltere knob with numerous bristles. Legs yellowish brown; coxa and femora usually pale; trochanter dark brown; tibia and tarsal segments mostly yellow-brown; fore, mid- and hind tibia with spines among setae; apex of foretibia (Fig. 1F) with a patch of long and dark setae without margin; fore tibial spur much longer than tibial width; length of spur/width of foretibia = 1.87; claws untoothed, narrow and slightly curved. Abdomen brown to dark brown, with finer, long and brown setae. Hypopygium (Fig. 1C) quadrate, concolour with abdomen; gonocoxites much longer than gonostylus, narrowly separated; inner margin of gonocoxites narrowly Ushaped; ventral base of genitalia without basal lobe or group of setae; outer margin with normal setosity, ventromesial margin scarcely setose; dorsal margin bare; apex of the gonocoxite without a differentiated seta. Gonostylus (Fig. 1C–D) elongate; with apex slightly curved inwards; apical tooth absent; with a group of 5–6 apical short spines (megasetae); with a pair of relatively longer, subapical megasetae on clearly separated longer sockets, parallel in ventral view; whiplash hair absent. Tegmen (Fig. 1C) somewhat triangular, slightly wider than high, with broadly round apex; area of teeth in specimen not distinct. Aedeagal rod long; fork-like structure absent; field with aedeagal teeth absent.</p><p>Etymology. The term primaria is a Latin word for the first or primary one, referring to the first species described in the genus.</p><p>Remarks. Linana primaria gen. et sp. nov. is designated as the type species of the newly erected genus Linana gen. nov. It is distinguished from L. confusa gen. et sp. nov. by subtle differences in male genital morphology, including the shape of gonostylus with configuration of the subapical megasetae, the outline of tegmen, and overall size of the habitus. The two subapical spines (megasetae) on the inner margin of gonostylus are relatively longer as compared to the spines of L. confusa gen. et sp. nov. In addition, the apex of the gonocoxite lack a differentiated long seta in L. primaria gen. et sp. nov., whereas, it is present in L. confusa gen. et sp. nov. Genetically, DNA barcodes from specimens of this species are nearly 14% divergent from specimens of the L. confusa gen. et sp. nov.</p><p>Distribution. China (Guangdong, Guangxi).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/901DB518183DCF1FFF69FFBE00C5EC39	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Bismillah;Shao, Yisa;Zhu, Yi;Huang, Junhao	Shah, Bismillah, Shao, Yisa, Zhu, Yi, Huang, Junhao (2026): A new dark-winged fungus gnat genus, Linana Shah & Huang gen. nov. (Diptera: Sciaridae), from China, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5752 (3): 435-443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.7
901DB518183BCF19FF69FFF60036EC39.text	901DB518183BCF19FF69FFF60036EC39.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Linana confusa Shah & Huang 2026	<div><p>Linana confusa Shah &amp; Huang gen. et sp. nov.</p><p>(Fig. 2A–G)</p><p>Measurements. Male: 3.21–3.76 mm.</p><p>Material examined. Holotype: 1♂ [ZAFUBS005], China, Guangdong province, Guangzhou city, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=113.310425&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.07464" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 113.310425/lat 23.07464)">Haizhu</a> wetland, 23°4'28.70'' N, 113°18'37.53'' E, 2 m a.s.l., 26.V.2022, Malaise trap, leg. Yisa Shao. Paratypes: 2♂♂ [ZAFUBS006, ZAFUBS007], same data as holotype .</p><p>Description. Male (Fig. 2A). Dark brown species. Head dark brown. Eye bridge complete, 3–4 facets wide. Antennae long, unicolorous; basal flagellomeres of antennae spherical and brown; scape with 2–4 long setae; pedicel with numerous minute hairs near neck; fourth antennal flagellomere (Fig. 2F) long, 4.69 times longer than wide; neck unicolorous brown, much shorter than broad; transition of basal part bottleneck-like; setae fine, dense, shorter than width of flagellomere. Prefrons with 16 coarse setae. Clypeus bare or with a single long seta. Maxillary palpus (Fig. 2B) pale to yellow-brown, long, 3-segmented; 1 st palpal segment of slightly bulbous, with 3 long setae, sensory area without margin; 2 nd palpal segment short with 6–8 setae; 3 rd palpal segment as long as or slightly longer than 1 st, with 6–10 setae. Thorax dark brown; postpronotum with 2 setae; anterior pronotum with 3–4 setae; prothoracic episternum with 4–5 setae; scutellum well differentiated with minute setae; mesonotum with sparse medium-sized setae. Wing (Fig. 2D) length = 3.1–3.5 mm; width/length = 0.43; R 1 /R = 1.25; c/w = 0.66; bM nearly 0.6 times as long as r-m; Sc short, not reaching Rs; R 1 long, joining C just before the base of M-fork; stM almost 1.05 times as long as M-fork; M-fork of normal shape; membrane without macrotrichia; venation strong, anterior and posterior veins darker; stM weakly visible; M 1 slightly fainted near the base of M-fork; bM bare; r-m with 2 setae; R, R 1, and R 4+5 setose; M 1, M 2, CuA 1, and CuA 2 non-setose; anal lobe well developed. Haltere (Fig. 2A) pale to yellowish brown, of normal length; stalk moderately long; haltere-knob index = 1.26. Legs yellowish brown; coxa and femora usually pale; trochanter dark brown or black; tibia and tarsal segments mostly yellow-brown; fore, mid- and hind tibia with spines among setae; apex of foretibia (Fig. 2G) with a patch of long and dark setae without margin; fore tibial spur much longer than tibial width; length of spur/width of foretibia = 1.66; claws untoothed, narrow and slightly curved. Abdomen brown to dark brown, with finer, long and brown setae. Hypopygium (Fig. 2C) quadrate, concolour with abdomen; gonocoxites much longer than gonostylus, narrowly separated; inner margin of gonocoxites nearly V-shaped; ventral base of genitalia without basal lobe or group of setae; outer margin with normal setosity, ventromesial margin scarcely setose; dorsal margin bare or with very few minute hairs near the apex; apex of the gonocoxite with a long, differentiated seta. Gonostylus (Fig. 2C, H) elongate; with apex slightly curved inwards; apical tooth absent; with a group of 5–6 apical short spines (megasetae); with a pair of relatively longer, subapical megasetae on clearly separated longer sockets, parallel in ventral view; whiplash hair absent. Tegmen (Fig. 2E) normal, with trapezoid apex; broader than high; area of teeth in specimen not distinct. Aedeagus very long; fork-like structure absent; field with aedeagal teeth absent.</p><p>Etymology. The term confusa is a Latin word for confused, referring to the morphological similarity and the potential for confusion with L. primaria gen. et sp. nov.</p><p>Remarks. Linana confusa gen. et sp. nov. is morphologically very similar to the type species, L. primaria gen. et sp. nov., which makes its recognition challenging on the basis of external characters alone. The differences are subtle, mainly involving the size of habitus, details of male genitalia, such as the proportion of gonostylar subapical megasetae, and the contour of the tegmen. The two subapical spines on the inner margin are relatively smaller as compared to the spines in L. primaria gen. et sp. nov. Moreover, the mouth-like groove that splits the apical and subapical spines is deeper in L. confusa gen. et sp. nov. than in L. primaria gen. et sp. nov. Molecular data provide strong evidence for its distinctiveness: DNA barcoding (COI sequences) places L. confusa gen. et sp. nov. in a distinct separate clade from L. primaria, confirming its validity as an independent species. Genetically, DNA barcodes from specimens of this species are nearly 14% divergent from specimens of the L. primaria gen. et sp. nov.</p><p>Distribution. China (Guangdong).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/901DB518183BCF19FF69FFF60036EC39	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shah, Bismillah;Shao, Yisa;Zhu, Yi;Huang, Junhao	Shah, Bismillah, Shao, Yisa, Zhu, Yi, Huang, Junhao (2026): A new dark-winged fungus gnat genus, Linana Shah & Huang gen. nov. (Diptera: Sciaridae), from China, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5752 (3): 435-443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.7
