Two new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China
Abstract
Morinia zhenhang Fu, Xue & Cui, sp. nov . (振航墨粉蝇) collected from Beijing, China, and Pollenia yuensis Fu, Xue & Cui, sp. nov . (豫粉蝇) collected from Henan Province and Beijing, China, are described and illustrated. Keys to the Chinese males of the genus Morinia and to the Chinese species of the genus Pollenia are provided. Digital illustration techniques were used to depict the habitus, frontal head views, and terminalia of the two species. The type specimens are preserved in the Insect Museum of Henan Institute of Science and Technology and the Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ZooKeys
- Volume
- 1269
- Pages
- 25–40
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN