Unveiling the hidden half: the first description of the male of the genus Aristina Ozerov (Diptera: Sepsidae)

Jianfeng Wang, Lei Zhang, Xintong Wang

Zoological Systematics ›› 2026, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3) : 238-243.

PDF(316 KB)
PDF(316 KB)
Zoological Systematics ›› 2026, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (3) : 238-243. DOI: 10.11865/zs.2026307  CSTR: 32106.14.zs.2026307
Original Article

Unveiling the hidden half: the first description of the male of the genus Aristina Ozerov (Diptera: Sepsidae)

  • Jianfeng Wang, Lei Zhang, Xintong Wang
Author information +
History +

Abstract

The species Aristina dolichoptera Ozerov, 2012 has not been revisited since the genus was established, and its male was hitherto unknown. Based on specimens collected from Gansu and Qinghai, China, we identified both male and female individuals and confirmed their conspecificity using COI barcodes. The male of the genus Aristina is described for the first time at both generic and specific levels. Voucher specimens are deposited at the Natural History Museum of Shenyang University (NMSU), Shenyang, China.

Key words

Male description, DNA barcoding, sexual association, Sepsidae, China

Cite this article

Download Citations
Jianfeng Wang, Lei Zhang, Xintong Wang. Unveiling the hidden half: the first description of the male of the genus Aristina Ozerov (Diptera: Sepsidae)[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2026, 51(3): 238-243 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2026307
PDF(316 KB)

Accesses

Citation

Detail

Sections
Recommended

/