New species of Chalastonepsia and Pectinepsia gen. nov. (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Oriental and Australasian Regions

Two new species of Chalastonepsia Sli, 1996 (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), C. montana sp. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia) and C. nigricoxa sp. nov. (Thailand), are described. A new genus, Pectinepsia gen. nov., is proposed for two new species, P. pulcherrima sp. nov. (Malaysia, type species of the genus) and...

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Published inActa entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 595 - 608
Main Authors Sevcik, J, Hippa, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.12.2010
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Diptera
Mycetophilidae
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Summary:Two new species of Chalastonepsia Sli, 1996 (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), C. montana sp. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia) and C. nigricoxa sp. nov. (Thailand), are described. A new genus, Pectinepsia gen. nov., is proposed for two new species, P. pulcherrima sp. nov. (Malaysia, type species of the genus) and P. sumatrensis sp. nov. (Indonesia). New Oriental and Australasian records of Chalastonepsia hokkaidensis Kallweit, 1998 (Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) and C. orientalis SH, 1996 (Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) are presented and hitherto unknown females of both species are figured.
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ISSN:0374-1036