Two new species and two new records of Ptecticus Loew (Diptera: Stratiomyidae: Sargiinae) from China

Zai-Hua, Yang, Xiao-Ming, Chen, Mao-Fa, Yang (2015): Two new species and two new records of Ptecticus Loew (Diptera: Stratiomyidae: Sargiinae) from China. Zootaxa 3964 (4): 433-444, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3964.4.

Two new species of Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) from Ningxia, China

Two new speices, Oxycera rozkosnyi sp. n. and Oxycera ningxiaensis sp. n., are described from Liupanshan Nature Reserve, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest China. All essential diagnostic characters are figured and possible relationships of both taxa are briefly discussed, and a new key to species of Oxycera from China. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang (GUGC)

The complete mitogenome of Curculio chinensis (Chevrolat, 1878) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae)

The mitogenome of Curculio chinensis (Chevrolat, 1878) was sequenced and annotated to better identify C. chinensis and related species. The mitogenome is 18,680 bp in length, includes the 37 typical mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and 22 transfer RNA genes) and two control regions (total length: 3,879 bp). Mitogenome organisation, nucleotide composition and codon usage are similar to the previously sequenced Curculio mitogenomes. All 13 protein-coding genes use ATN or TTG as start codon and end with TAA/G or incomplete stop codons (single T-). Twenty-one transfer RNA genes have the typical clover-leaf structure, while the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm of trnS1 is missing. In Curculio mitogenomes, the size of the control region is highly variable. Both ML and BI analyses, based on the 13 PCGs and two rRNAs from six species of Curculioninae, strongly supported the monophyly of Curculio. In Curculio, the relationships amongst included species were inferred as ((C. chinensis + Curculio. sp.) + (Curculio davidi + Curculio elephas)), with C. chinensis and C. sp. forming a clade (BS = 100; PP = 1)

A new genus and three new species of tribe Oxycerini (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) from Oriental region

Yang, Zai-Hua, Rozkošný, Rudolf, Ya, Mao-Fa (2015): A new genus and three new species of tribe Oxycerini (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) from Oriental region. Zootaxa 4057 (1), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4057.1.

FIGURES 1–5 in Two new species and two new records of Ptecticus Loew (Diptera: Stratiomyidae: Sargiinae) from China

FIGURES 1–5. Ptecticus brevispinus sp. nov., male: 1, wing; 2, abdomen in dorsal view; 3, epandrium, proctiger and cerci in dorsal view; 4, aedeagal complex in lateral view; 5, genital capsule and aedeagal complex in dorsal view

The Oriental genus Nasimyia (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): Geographical distribution, key to species and descriptions of three new species

Yang, Zai-Hua, Hauser, Martin, Yang, Mao-Fa, Zhang, Ting-Ting (2013): The Oriental genus Nasimyia (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): Geographical distribution, key to species and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3619 (5): 526-540, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.5.

The Oriental genus Nasimyia (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): Geographical distribution, key to species and descriptions of three new species

Yang, Zai-Hua, Hauser, Martin, Yang, Mao-Fa, Zhang, Ting-Ting (2013): The Oriental genus Nasimyia (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): Geographical distribution, key to species and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3619 (5): 526-540, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3619.5.

Three new species of Amphibulus Kriechbaumer (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Phygadeuontinae) from China with a key to species known from the Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic Regions

Three new species of Amphibulus Kriechbaumer, 1893, collected from the northern border of the Oriental part of China, are described and illustrated: A. areolaris Sheng, Li & Yang, sp. nov., A. rufithorax Sheng, Li & Yang, sp. nov. collected from Guizhou province, and A. guiicus Sheng, Li & Sun, sp. nov. collected from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A key to the species of the genus known in the Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic Regions is provided