Lonchopteridae

Dong, Qibiao, Pang, Baoping & Yang, Ding, 2008, Lonchopteridae (Diptera) from Guangxi, Southwest China, Zootaxa 1806, pp. 59-65 : 59-60

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.182713
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6234787
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scientific name	Lonchopteridae
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Key species (males) of Lonchopteridae View in CoL View at ENA from Guangxi

1. Fore tibia without dorsal setae at middle; fore tarsus thick, as wide as fore tibia; wing somewhat obtuse at tip, with a large brown apical spot [genus Spilolonchoptera] ........................... S. curtifurcata Yang, 1998 View in CoL

- Fore tibia with dorsal setae at middle; fore tarsus thin, narrower than fore tibia; wing pointed at tip, with- out large brown apical spot [genus Lonchoptera View in CoL ]......................................................................................2

2. Mid leg normal, without long curved setae.................................................................................................3

- Mid femur excavate dorsally at middle, with 1 long curved seta apically; mid tibia with many long curved setae L. excavata Yang and Chen, 1995 View in CoL

3. Antenna brown or dark brown....................................................................................................................4

- Antenna yellow ............................................................................................... L. orientalis ( Kertész, 1914) View in CoL

4. Thorax brown or dark brown, mesonotum uniformly brown or dark brown..............................................5

- Thorax yellow, mesonotum with brown lateral margin .......................................... L. pipi Andersson, 1971 View in CoL

5. Cercus small, shorter than epandrium, not bilobed ....................................................... L. unicolor View in CoL sp. nov.

- Cercus rather large, nearly as long as epandrium, bilobed apically ............. L. pinglongshanensis View in CoL sp. nov.

References

Andersson, H. (1971) Eight new species of Lonchoptera from Burma (Dipt.: Lonchopteridae). Entomologisk Tijdskrift, 92 (3 - 4), 213 - 231.

Kertesz, K. (1914) Some remarks on Cadrema lonchopteroides Walk. with description of a new Musidora from the Oriental Region. Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 12 (4), 674 - 675.

Yang, C. K. & Chen, H. (1995) Diptera: Lonchopteridae. In: Wu, H. (Ed.), Insects of Baishanzu Mountain, Eastern China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, pp. 520 - 521.

Yang, C. K. (1998) Lonchopteridae. In: Xue, W. Q. & Chao, C. M. (Eds.), Flies of China, Vol. 1. Liaoning Science and Technology Press, Shenyang, pp. 49 - 59.