Gonia nigricoma Lee & Han, 2010

Hou, Peng, Li, Xin, Yang, Ding & Zhang, Chuntian, 2018, Taxonomic study of Gonia Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 43 (3), pp. 294-308 : 301

3.1.11 Gonia nigricoma Lee & Han, 2010 ( Figs 57‒60 )

Gonia nigricoma Lee & Han, 2010: 188 . Type locality: Korea, Wonju-si .

Diagnosis. The species is different from other species by: frontal vitta dark orange; fronto-orbital plate yellowish; parafacial dark yellow; gena brown; upper occiput reddish yellow, occipital setulae dark brown to black; antenna black; palpus reddish yellow; frons of male about 5/9 of head width; the narrowest of parafacial in lateral view about 2.6 times as wide as 1st flagellomere; fronto-orbital plate with 3‒4 rows black setae; parafacial with 4 rows black setae; 2 pairs of proclinate orbital setae; 2 pairs of reclinate orbital setae; antenna with 1st flagellomere about 4 times as long as pedicel; 3 postpronotal setae, aligned; 4 katepisternal setae; scutellum brown, anterior margin 1/3 pale; tegula brown; basicosta reddish yellow; dorsum of vein R 4+5 with 8 setulae, reaching 1/2 as long as length of R 4+5 to r-m; the length between the bend of vein M and wing posterior margin about 1.5 times the length of vein M from crossvein dM-Cu to its bend; legs black except femora brown black; fore claw of male shorter than tarsomere 5; abdomen black, with ivory white pruinosity, syntergite 1+2 excavated to posterior margin, with median marginal setae in both sexes.

Material examined. China: Liaoning. 1♂, Benxi, Xinling, 18.IV.1964, W.Q. Xue ( SYNU) .

Distribution. China (Liaoning), Korea.

Remarks. The species is reported in China for the first time.

Figures

Figures 57–60. Gonia nigricoma Lee & Han. 57–60. Male. 57. Body in dorsal view. 58. Body in lateral view. 59. Head in lateral view. 60. Head in anterior view.