Hercostomus flaveolus Negrobov & Chalaya, 1987

Negrobov, O. P., Kumazawa, T., Tago, T. & Sato, M., 2016, New species of Hercostomus Loew, 1857 (Dolichopodidae, Diptera) from Japan, Zootaxa 4158 (1), pp. 65-80 : 76

Hercostomus flaveolus Negrobov & Chalaya, 1987

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Hercostomus flaveolus Negrobov & Chalaya, 1987: 45 . Type-locality: Nakhimovka, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Hercostomus arcticus Yang, 1996: 235 . syn. nov.

Hercostomus sp. № 2t. Tago, 2010: 9.

Material examined. Japan. Gunma Pref.: 3 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Agatsumagun, Naganohara-machi , 12–14.viii.2008, leg. T. Tago (2 Ƌ, 1 ♀ OMNH, 1 Ƌ VSU) . Saitama Pref.: 1 Ƌ, Mameyakibachi, Ootaki, Chichibu City , 27.ix.2008, leg. Tago ( OMNH) .

Remarks. This species, described from the Primorje, Russia, is recorded for the first time from Japan. Hercostomus arcticus from China should be regarded as a synonym of H. flaveolus .

Figures

FIGURE 8. Male habitus of Hercostomus species, lateral view. (A) Hercostomus acutiformis sp. nov.; (B) Hercostomus falcilis sp. nov.; (C) Hercostomus flavipalpus sp. nov.; (D) Hercostomus nigricollaris sp. nov.; (E) Hercostomus spathulatus sp. nov.; (F) Hercostomus spinitibialis sp. nov.; (G) Hercostomus flaveolus; (H) Hercostomus flaviventris; (I) Hercostomus zhenzhuristi.