Mohrigia cirricoxalis Rudzinski, 2006

Xu, Jun, Shi, Kai, Huang, Junhao & Wu, Hong, 2017, Review of the genus Mohrigia Menzel (Diptera, Sciaridae) from China, Zootaxa 4300 (1), pp. 71-98 : 73-74

Mohrigia cirricoxalis Rudzinski, 2006

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Mohrigia cirricoxalis Rudzinski, 2006: 453 –455.

Diagnosis. The species is characterized by its long and dense flagellate setae on the ventral inner side of the gonocoxite that lacks of an intercoxal lobe; tegmen trapezoidal and maxillary palps 2-segmented.

The species is closely related to M. retarda Rudzinski, 2006 and M. megalocornuta ( Mohrig & Menzel, 1992) by having an ovate gonostylus with a strong apical tooth arising from dorsal lobe, and its trapezoid tegmen. The species differs in having long and dense flagellate setae on the ventral inner side of the gonocoxite, 2-segmented maxillary palps and lacks of an intercoxal lobe.

Distribution. China ( Taiwan, Fig. 16 ) ( Rudzinski, 2006).

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FIGURE 16. Geographical distribution of Mohrigia from China. The different coloured shapes refer to different collecting sites of the species.