The subgenus Laosa Edwards,1926 is a small group within the genus Libnotes Westwood,1876with 21 species known worldwide.Here,one new Laosa crane fly from China,L.(L.)chikunyangi sp.nov.,is described and illustrated as...The subgenus Laosa Edwards,1926 is a small group within the genus Libnotes Westwood,1876with 21 species known worldwide.Here,one new Laosa crane fly from China,L.(L.)chikunyangi sp.nov.,is described and illustrated as new to science,increasing the number of Chinese Laosa species to six.This new species can be distinguished from congeners by its body color,wing pattern and venation.A key to all Chinese Laosa species is presented.展开更多
The genus Limonia Meigen,1803 is globally distributed with 216 known species/subspecies,of which 30 are recorded from China.In this study,we firstly use DNA barcodes(mt COI)to identify specimens of Limonia from China,...The genus Limonia Meigen,1803 is globally distributed with 216 known species/subspecies,of which 30 are recorded from China.In this study,we firstly use DNA barcodes(mt COI)to identify specimens of Limonia from China,result in a discovery of three species.Considering the morphological data,these species were identified as L.albiterminalis Lü,Ren&Zhang,sp.nov.,L.juvenca Alexander,1935(new record in China),and L.macrostigma(Schummel,1829),respectively.Six COI sequences of the three species were provided,analyzed with other 24 COI sequences from Limonia species.The result indicates that intraspecific distances in the genus are generally less than 2.2%,interspecific distances range from 7.9%to 17.2%,and there is no overlap between intra-and interspecific distances.Redescription and illustrations of L.juvenca and illustration of male hypopygium of L.macrostigma,as well as the key to the Chinese Limonia crane flies,are all provided.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32100356)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation+1 种基金China (ZR2018LC006)the National Animal Collection Resource Center,China。
文摘The subgenus Laosa Edwards,1926 is a small group within the genus Libnotes Westwood,1876with 21 species known worldwide.Here,one new Laosa crane fly from China,L.(L.)chikunyangi sp.nov.,is described and illustrated as new to science,increasing the number of Chinese Laosa species to six.This new species can be distinguished from congeners by its body color,wing pattern and venation.A key to all Chinese Laosa species is presented.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32100356)the National Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China(2019FY100400)the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFD1401102)。
文摘The genus Limonia Meigen,1803 is globally distributed with 216 known species/subspecies,of which 30 are recorded from China.In this study,we firstly use DNA barcodes(mt COI)to identify specimens of Limonia from China,result in a discovery of three species.Considering the morphological data,these species were identified as L.albiterminalis Lü,Ren&Zhang,sp.nov.,L.juvenca Alexander,1935(new record in China),and L.macrostigma(Schummel,1829),respectively.Six COI sequences of the three species were provided,analyzed with other 24 COI sequences from Limonia species.The result indicates that intraspecific distances in the genus are generally less than 2.2%,interspecific distances range from 7.9%to 17.2%,and there is no overlap between intra-and interspecific distances.Redescription and illustrations of L.juvenca and illustration of male hypopygium of L.macrostigma,as well as the key to the Chinese Limonia crane flies,are all provided.
