Gonia olgae (Rohdendorf, 1927)

Hou, Peng, Li, Xin, Yang, Ding & Zhang, Chuntian, 2018, Taxonomic study of Gonia Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 43 (3), pp. 294-308 : 301-302

3.1.12 Gonia olgae (Rohdendorf, 1927) ( Figs 61‒68 )

Salmacia olgae Rohdendorf, 1927: 94 . Type locality: Tashkent.

Gonia olgae: Herting & Dely-Draskovits, 1993: 259 ; Lee & Han, 2010: 190.

Diagnosis. The species is different from other species by: Frontal vitta yellow; fronto-orbital plate dark yellow; parafacial yellow; gena yellow; occiput mostly black, near vertex triangular area yellow; antenna and arista black; palpus yellow; frons of male 0.58‒0.60 of head width; fronto-orbital plate with 2 rows bristles and several short fine black hairs; parafacial with 5 rows black fine bristles, near facial ridge 1 row thick and seta-like; 2 pairs of proclinate orbital setae; 3 pairs of orbital setae; occiput setae black, the rest with yellow long hairs; 4 katepisternal setae; scutellum reddish yellow; 1 pair of apical scutellar setae, parallel upward; proepisternum with black seta; tegula, basicosta reddish yellow; vein R 4+5 with 5‒6 setulae on base; the length between bend of vein M and wing posterior margin 2.6‒2.7 times the length of vein M from crossvein dM-Cu to its bend; legs brown black; fore claw of male shorter than tarsomere 5; fore tibia with 3 posterior setae; hind tibia 3 ventral setae; abdomen brown black; abdominal tergite black medially, reddish brown on both sides, with reclined black hairs; syntergite 1+2 medially excavated to posterior margin.

Material examined. China: Hebei. 2♂ 3♀, Qinhuangdao, Yansehu , VII.1987, B.G. Zhao ; 3♂, no information. Liaoning . 1♂, Benxi, Qinghecheng , 30.III.1959, W.Q. Xue ; 1♂ 3♀, Benxi, Xinling , 8.IV.1964, 18.IV.1964, 8, 14.V.1964, W.Q. Xue . 7♂ 2♀, Benxi, Xiadian , 17–21.IV.1973, W.Q. Xue . 1♂, Benxi, Nandian , 9.V.1978, W.Q. Xue. Ningxia . 1♂ 1♀, Longde, Sutai Forest Farm, 2140‒2200 m, 21–26.VI.2008, Z.Y. Yao ( SYNU). Inner Mongolia , 1♂, Alxa League, Xuguitu , 28.V.2016, G.L. Chen ( IMU) .

Distribution. China (Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Ningxia), Japan, Korea, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Germany, Spain.

Remarks. The species is reported in China for the first time.

Figures

Figures 61–68. Gonia olgae (Rohdendorf). 61–64. Male. 65–68. Female. 61, 65. Body in dorsal view. 62, 66. Body in lateral view. 63, 67. Head in lateral view. 64, 68. Head in anterior view.