New species of Limnophyes Eaton (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China and synonymy of L. fuscipygmus Tokunaga, 1940

Authors: Liu, Wenbin Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1011.58993 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Identification key · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

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Two new species, L. minerus Liu & Yan, sp. nov. and L. subtilus Liu & Yan, sp. nov. are described and illustrated as adult males. Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818) is assigned as a senior synonym of L. minerus Tokunaga, 1940. A key to males of Limnophyes from China is presented.

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