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Zoological Systematics

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2024 , Vol. 49 >Issue 4: 331 - 342

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2024405

Original Article

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
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  • 1Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environment-Friendly Agricultural Pest Management, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-Products Safety and National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China 3College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China

Online published: 2024-10-25

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32100356) and the National Animal Collection Resource Center, China.

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Abstract

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.

Key words： 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 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.2024405

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