Chlorops rufinus (Zetterstedt)

Cui, Yusi & Yang, Ding, 2011, Species of Chlorops Meigen from Palaearctic China (Diptera, Chloropidae), Zootaxa 2987, pp. 18-30 : 28-29

Chlorops rufinus (Zetterstedt)

( Figs. 26–30 )

Oscinis rufina Zetterstedt, 1848: 2628 . Type locality: SWEDEN.

Chlorops rufinus: Duda 1933: 196 ; Séguy 1934: 532; Zuska 1960: 394; Wendt 1968: 85; Nartshuk et al. 1970: 434; Nartshuk 1974: 377; Smirnov et Fedoseeva 1976: 1662; Kanmiya 1978: 54; Dely-Draskovits 1978: 30; Beschovski 1980: 24; Kanmiya 1983: 310.

Diagnosis. Head yellow. Gena narrowed, nearly as high as 3rd antennal segment. Ocellar triangle shinning yellow with a small black spot on anterior apex, with a median brownish bridge. Antenna yellow, 3rd antennal segment very small, nearly rounded; arista white, with yellow basal segment. Palpi yellow; clypeus reddish-yellow. Thoracic pleuron shinning yellow except for anteroventral region of anepisternum with a black spot; anepimeron with a reddish-yellow spot on anteroventral region occasionally; katepisternum with reddish-yellow lower portion, katepimeron covered with tiny pale setulae. Scutum yellow with 5 reddish-yellow stripes, the median stripe black anteriorly.

Material examined. 3, CHINA: Xinjiang, Kanasi, 26. VII. 2007, Shan Huo; Ƥ, Baihaba, 26. VII. 2007, Shan Huo; 3 3 5 Ƥ, Beijing, Xiaolongmen, 5. VII. 2005, Xingyue Liu; 2 3 Mentougou, 6. VII. 2005, Xingyue Liu.

Distribution. China (Beijing, Xinjiang), Europe, Japan.

Remarks. It is a well kwnon species. Kanmiya (1983) redescribed it in detail with the excellent illustration. This species is recorded here for the first time from China.

Figures

FIGURES 26 – 30. Chlorops rufinus Zetterstedt. Male. 26. Head, dorsal view; 27. antenna, lateral view; 28. epandrium, posterior view; 29. epandrium, lateral view; 30. hypandrium and phallic complex, ventral view. Scale bar of 26 = 0.50 mm, 27 = 0.33 mm, 28 – 29 = 0.25 mm, 30 = 0.22 mm.