Contribution to the knowledge of the crane fly genus Helius (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Sichuan, China

Shuo Ma; Yuanyuan Xu; Tongle Xin; Chang Liu; Ding Yang; Xiao Zhang

doi:10.11865/zs.2024405

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2024, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (4) : 331-342. DOI: 10.11865/zs.2024405 CSTR: 32106.14.zs.2024405

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Contribution to the knowledge of the crane fly genus Helius (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Sichuan, China

Shuo Ma1, Yuanyuan Xu1, 2, Tongle Xin1, Chang Liu1, Ding Yang3, Xiao Zhang1

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Specimens of the crane fly genus Helius Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 from Sichuan, China are examined and studied. Three Helius species all belonging to the nominotypical subgenus are recognized, of which H. (H.) pallidissimoides Xu, Ma & Zhang, sp. nov. is described and illustrated as new to science, and H. (H.) pallidissimus Alexander, 1930 and H. (H.) franckianus Alexander, 1940 are redescribed and illustrated. For the first time, descriptions and illustrations are provided for the male of H. (H.) pallidissimus and the female of H. (H.) franckianus.

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Chinese fauna, distribution, Elephantomyiini, new species, taxonomy

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Shuo Ma, Yuanyuan Xu, Tongle Xin, Chang Liu, Ding Yang, Xiao Zhang. Contribution to the knowledge of the crane fly genus Helius (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Sichuan, China[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2024, 49(4): 331-342 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2024405