General review of the tribe Brachineurini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) with description of Pennaticoxita tauricornuta gen. & sp. nov. from China

  • Kelong Jiao ,
  • Peijin Han ,
  • Yuanhong Wang ,
  • Wenjun Bu
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  • 1Department of Plant Protection, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China 2Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

Online published: 2016-07-24

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

Abstract

The paper provides a review of the tribe Brachineurini first with subtribal arrangement (Brachineurina subtrib. nov. and Brachyneurina subtrib. nov.) and a key to the genera. A new genus and species, Pennaticoxita tauricornuta Jiao & Bu, gen. & sp. nov. from China is described with generic diagnosis, illustration and photograph. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China (NKUM).

Cite this article

Kelong Jiao , Peijin Han , Yuanhong Wang , Wenjun Bu . General review of the tribe Brachineurini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) with description of Pennaticoxita tauricornuta gen. & sp. nov. from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(3) : 307 -314 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201633

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