New species and records of the genus Hybos Meigen (Diptera, Empidoidea, Hybotinae) from Wuyishan National Park, China

By

Li, Meilin
Yang, Ding

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1172

Pages

313--351

Subjects

Brachycera , Central China region , East Asia , Empididae , identification key , Morphology , new taxon , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1172.105952

 

Abstract

Wuyishan National Park is well known for its rich biodiversity. Previously, only five species of Hybos Meigen, 1803 were known to occur in this region. In this study, 27 species of the genus Hybos from Wuyishan National Park are reviewed based on comparative morphological characteristics. Among these, nine species are described as new to science: Hybos brevidigitatussp. nov., Hybos constractussp. nov., Hybos curvitibiasp. nov., Hybos dazhulanussp. nov., Hybos fujianensissp. nov., Hybos leucopogussp. nov., Hybos longidigitatussp. nov., Hybos modificatussp. nov., and Hybos wuyishanussp. nov. Diagnoses, detailed descriptions, remarks, colored illustrations, distributions, and some of the female terminalia characteristics are provided for nine new species. In addition, 13 species of this genus are reported for the first time in Wuyishan National Park. A key to Hybos species from Wuyishan National Park is also given.