Loxocera (Imantimyia) tianmuensis Wang & Yang, 1998

Zhou, Jiale & Yang, Ding, 2023, A review of the subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China, ZooKeys 1186, pp. 71-96 : 71

Loxocera (Imantimyia) tianmuensis Wang & Yang, 1998

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Loxocera tianmuensis Wang and Yang 1998b: 200, 201 (protologue); Buck and Marshall (2006b: 199) (listed, distribution). Holotype (♂): China, Zhejiang, Xitianmushan, CAU.

Type material examined.

Holotype (♂): China, Zhejiang, Lin’an, Xitianmushan, 350 m, 1987.ix.3, leg. Qun Ma (CAU).

Distribution.

China - Zhejiang: Lin’an.

Remarks.

Loxocera tianmuensis was originally described based on one male (the holotype) from Zhejiang, China ( Wang and Yang 1998b), but the authors did not assign it to any subgenus. Buck and Marshall (2006b) mentioned that this species "cannot be confidently placed to subgenus" due to the inadequate original description. No new information has since been published on this species.

The holotype of L. tianmuensis was examined in the course of the present study. The date on the collection data label of the holotype does not match that in the original description. The authors ( Wang and Yang 1998b) communicated personally with the specimen collector during the preparation of the manuscript, thus providing a precise date of specimen collection in the original description. Based on the examination of the holotype, this species matches the current concept of Imantimyia ( Buck and Marshall 2006b) and is herein placed under this subgenus.

Figures

Figures 40, 41. Loxocera (Imantimyia) tianmuensis Wang & Yang, 1998, holotype, male 40 lateral habitus with labels 41 head and thorax, dorsal. Scale bars: 3 mm (40); 1 mm (41).