identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
1F1B0E44EA052265FF2DE628FB2BF9B2.text	1F1B0E44EA052265FF2DE628FB2BF9B2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiaomyia Saether & Wang. Morphologically 1993	<div><p>Xiaomyia Saether &amp; Wang</p><p>Generic diagnosis (amended): Adult male:Maxillary palp 4–5 segmented(4 in newly described species);acrostichals absent (pers. comm. with P. S. Cranston and H. Tang; Tong checked the holotype of Shangomyia impectinata Saether &amp; Wang, 1993 and confirmed absence of Ac; although in the original description made by Saether &amp; Wang (1993) it was stated to be present); anal point may be present or absent (present in the newly described species) (Saether &amp; Wang 1993, Tang &amp; Cranston 2019). Adult female: Seminal capsules oval to elliptical in shape.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F1B0E44EA052265FF2DE628FB2BF9B2	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	Hui, Poulami;Mahato, Achintya;Hazra, Niladri	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.text	1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiaomyia acuminata Hui & Mahato & Hazra 2026	<div><p>Xiaomyia acuminata sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F89CB0E2-F0A7-4733-A3C7-7B038930257C</p><p>(Figs. 1–4)</p><p>Type Material</p><p>HOLOTYPE. ♂, labelled: ‘ INDIA: West Bengal, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=88.87&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.09" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 88.87/lat 27.09)">Bindu</a>, 27.09°N, 88.87°E, 13.iv.2025, leg. A. MAHATO &amp; A.</p><p>MONDAL’.</p><p>GenBank Accession Number of holotype: PV939326</p><p>PARATYPES. 14 ♂, 10 ♀, same data as holotype .</p><p>Diagnosis. Xiaomyia acuminata sp. nov. is separable from the only other congeneric species by the following combination of characters: Anal point long, slender with pointed apex; inferior volsella well developed; gonostylus trapezoidal.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet ‘ acuminata ’ refers to the Latinised version of the long, pointed anal point of the male hypopygium.</p><p>Description of the adult male (holotype)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F	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	Hui, Poulami;Mahato, Achintya;Hazra, Niladri	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
