The genus Platypalpus Macquart (Diptera, Hybotidae, Tachydromiinae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with the description of four new species

By

Wang, Yuanyuan
Wang, Ning.
Yang, Ding
Lin, Kejian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1198

Pages

87--99

Subjects

Dance flies , identification key , Inner Mongolia , new species , Platypalpus , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1198.114643

 

Abstract

Platypalpus Macquart is reported in Inner Mongolia, China for the first time. Four new species are found: P. flavipilosussp. nov., P. longussp. nov., P. shengisp. nov. and P. shuimogouanussp. nov. This paper provides a description of the four species and a key to the genus in Inner Mongolia.