Two new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China

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Keywords: Cluster flies · Topics: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies

Morinia zhenhang Fu, Xue & Cui, sp. nov. (振航墨粉蝇) collected from Beijing, China, and Pollenia yuensis Fu, Xue & Cui, sp. nov. (豫粉蝇) collected from Henan Province and Beijing, China, are described and illustrated. Keys to the Chinese males of the genus Morinia and to the Chinese species of the genus Pollenia are provided. Digital illustration techniques were used to depict the habitus, frontal head views, and terminalia of the two species. The type specimens are preserved in the Insect Museum of Henan Institute of Science and Technology and the Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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