Elaphropeza plumata Yang, Merz & Grootaert

Wang, Jinjing, Zhang, Lili & Yang, Ding, 2012, Two new species and one newly recorded species of Elaphropeza Macquart from Taiwan (Diptera, Empididae, Tachydromiinae), ZooKeys 203, pp. 15-25 : 18-19

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.203.3284

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Elaphropeza plumata Yang, Merz & Grootaert
status

 

Elaphropeza plumata Yang, Merz & Grootaert

Elaphropeza plumata Yang, Merz & Grootaert, 2006: 575. Type locality: China: Guangdong, Zijing.

Diagnosis.

Arista thick with plumose pubescence. Mesoscutum with two small lateral spots and one large mid-posterior spot. Abdominal tergites 3-5 without short squamiform setae.

Specimen examined.

1 female, Taiwan, Jiayi, Shuisheliao (120.6595E, 23.6544N), 1165 m, 2010. XI. 16, Ding Yang. This specimen was collected from tropical forest by sweep net.

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Taiwan).

Remarks.

This can be easily distinguished from other known species of the genus by the thick arista and unique marking pattern of the mesoscutum.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Hybotidae

Genus

Elaphropeza