Amblypsilopus insensibile ( Yang, 1995 ) Tang & Zhu & Yang, 2019

Tang, Chufei, Zhu, Yajun & Yang, Ding, 2019, Sciapodinae from the Himalayan region with description of nine new species from Tibet (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), Zootaxa 4577 (1), pp. 1-28 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:69A7BB4B-00BB-4558-A63C-948B49FD339D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5930423
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D987E7-FFF5-FF88-31CD-FB0A3D70F83E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Amblypsilopus insensibile ( Yang, 1995 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Amblypsilopus insensibile ( Yang, 1995) comb. nov.

Chrysosoma insensibile Yang, 1995: 180 . Type locality: China: Xizang, Bome.

Diagnosis. Arista-like stylus 0.6 times as long as width of head. Thorax with 3 pairs of long hair-like acr. Cercus strip-like, wide at middle to apical quarter, blade-like at apical quarter, sharp apically, with 1 strong spinous dorsal bristle at middle and 1 relatively long ventral bristle at apical quarter.

Material examined. China. Tibet: GoogleMaps 6 ♂, Nyingchi, Medog GoogleMaps , 108k, N29°48′ 99.99″ E95°44′56.48″, 870 m, 2014. VII.31, sweep nets, Yan Li (CAU); 1 ♂, Nyingchi, Bome, Guxiang, Suotong Village, N30°01′18.4″ E95°17′17.0″, 2415 m, 2014. VII.23, sweep nets, Yaling Zhang (CAU); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Nyingchi, Medog, Miri Village [N29°62′18″ E95°40′ 73″], 2018. VII.27, sweep nets, Tingting Zhang (CAU); 1 ♂, Nyingchi, Medog, Beibeng, Gelin Village [N29°21′47″ E95°17′16″], 2018. VII.30, sweep nets, Tingting Zhang; 1 ♂, Nyingchi, Layue [N29°98′96″ E94°91′29″], 2257 m, 2018. VII.5, sweep nets, Liang Wang; 1 ♂, Nyingchi, Medog, 108k, N29°48′ 99.99″ E95°44′56.48″, 870 m, 2014. VII.31, sweep nets, Yan Li (CAU); 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Nyingchi, Bome, Tongmai [N30°09'54'' E95°06′ 61''], 2013. IX.9, sweep nets, Gang Yao ( CAU) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. China (Tibet).

Remarks. This species was originally described under Chrysosoma . However, its arista-like stylus is distinctly shorter than the head width, which usually should be at least longer than the combined length of the head and thorax in Chrysosoma . The ventral bristles of the fore femora are also weaker than on other species of Chrysosoma . These two features, however, usually are present in Amblypsilopus . Based on this evidence we transfer this species to Amblypsilopus from Chrysosoma . The species has a remarkably wide distribution and habitats, from broad-leaf forests at 870 m to shrubs at 2415 m.