Two new species of the genus Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) from Yunnan, China with remarks on the distribution of Chinese species

By

Zhang, Xiao
Kang, Zehui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1070

Pages

73--86

Subjects

Chinese fauna , new taxa , phantom crane flies , Ptychopterinae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1070.58859

 

Abstract

Sixteen known species of the genus Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 have been recorded from China, of which three occur in Yunnan Province. Herein, two new species from Yunnan, P. cordatasp. nov. and P. yunnanicasp. nov., are described from China. An updated key to Ptychoptera is presented for all Chinese species.