Bolitophila (Bolitophila) japonica ( Okada, 1934 )

Bechev, D., 2009, First record of Bolitophila japonica (Diptera: Bolitophilidae) for continental Asia, ZooNotes 2 (2), pp. 1-2 : 1

Bolitophila (Bolitophila) japonica ( Okada, 1934)

Bolitophilella japonica Okada, 1934: 16 , fig. 1; Bolitophila (Bolitophila) japonica ( Okada 1934) : Ševčik & Papp 2004: 57, figs 3-4.

New locality: Nepal: Parvat , Ghorepani, 2860 m, in Rhododendron forest, 13.10.2006, leg. D. Bechev, 3 ♂ (in alcohol, in author’s collection).

Note: General coloration by the specimens from Nepal is yellowish, excluding head, indistinct longitudinal stripes on the mesoscutum, abdominal segment VIII and terminalia brown. The holotype have general coloration brownish grey ( Ševčik & Papp 2004).

Material for comparison: Taiwan: Taichung Hsien, Anmashan Mts , UV light traps, 2090– 2550 m, April 5–6, 2003, M. Földvári, L. Papp, Ch.-M. Fu & H.-R. Tzuoo, No. 23, 1 ♂ (in Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest) .