Notes on the genus Brachineura Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with description of three new species from China

Kelong Jiao; Hao Wang; Yuanhong Wang; Wenjun Bu

doi:10.11865/zs.201809

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2018, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1) : 103-108. DOI: 10.11865/zs.201809

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Notes on the genus Brachineura Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with description of three new species from China

Kelong Jiao1, Hao Wang1, Yuanhong Wang1, Wenjun Bu2

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The generic diagnosis of Brachineura is revised to give an accurate and adequate redescription by adding detailed characters. First records of Brachineura in China, including three new species, namely B. sphaerica Jiao & Bu, sp. nov., B. physiphora Jiao & Bu, sp. nov. and B. prodolichata Jiao & Bu, sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The type specimens were deposited in the Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China (NKUM).

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Kelong Jiao, Hao Wang, Yuanhong Wang, Wenjun Bu. Notes on the genus Brachineura Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with description of three new species from China[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2018, 43(1): 103-108 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201809

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This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31401995, J1210005) and Tianjiin Science & Technology Development Fundation for Higher School (20140606).