A new species of Nilobezzia Kieffer (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from the mangrove forest of Hainan Island, China

By

Li, Chunqiao
Bellis, Glenn A
Pervaiz, Roomna
Li, Jiahui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

893

Pages

135--141

Subjects

Biting midges , China , Nilobezzia bamenwana , predaceous midges

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.893.39032

 

Abstract

A new species ofNilobezziaKieffer,Nilobezzia bamenwanaLi & Li,sp. nov., collected from Bamenwan mangrove forest of Hainan Island, China, is described and illustrated based on female adults. The genus was previously known to have a single species occurring on the island.