New records and a new species of the subgenus Antocha (Antocha) Osten Sacken, 1860 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Northwest China

By

Qiao, Xue
Wang, Xue
Yang, Ding
Ren, Jinlong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-20

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1256

Pages

179--194

Subjects

key , Shaanxi , Shaanxi , Shaanxi , taxonomy , Xinjiang

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1256.135717

 

Abstract

Only a single species of the subgenus Antocha (Antocha)Osten Sacken (1860) was previously known to occur in Northwest China. In this study, four additional species are added to the regional fauna: A. (A.) bimaculatasp. nov. is described and illustrated as new species, while A. (A.) chonsaniana Podenas, 2015, and A. (A.) turkestanica de Meijere, 1921, which are reported from China for the first time, are illustrated in detail. Additionally, A. (A.) bifida Alexander, 1924, is recorded for the first time recorded in Northwest China. Furthermore, a key to the species of the subgenus Antocha (Antocha) in Northwest China is presented.