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ABSTRACT: Background
The genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) with 29 known species is a large group of Macquartiini of Tachininae and widely distributed in the Old World and the Nearctic Region.New information
In this study, Chinese specimens of Macquartia were collected and examined, sixteen species are recognised: thirteen previously described, M.brunneisqua Zhang et Li, M.chinensis Zhang et Li, M.flavifemorata Zhang et Li, M.flavipedicel Zhang et Li, M.chalconota (Meigen), M.dispar (Fallén), M.grisea (Fallén), M.macularis Villeneuve, M.nudigena Mesnil, M.picta (Meigen), M.pubiceps (Zetterstedt), M.tenebricosa (Meigen) and M.viridana Robineau-Desvoidy and three species new to science, M.barkamensis sp. n. (Sichuan), M.setifacies sp. n. (Qinghai) and M.sichuanensis sp. n. (Sichuan). An identification key to the sixteen species of Macquartia known from China is included, along with 80 anatomical figures.
SUBMITTER: Zhang B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612116 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biodiversity data journal 20231019
<h4>Background</h4>The genus <i>Macquartia</i> Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) with 29 known species is a large group of Macquartiini of Tachininae and widely distributed in the Old World and the Nearctic Region.<h4>New information</h4>In this study, Chinese specimens of <i>Macquartia</i> were collected and examined, sixteen species are recognised: thirteen previously described, <i>M.brunneisqua</i> Zhang et Li, <i>M.chinensis</i> Zhang et Li, <i>M.flavifemorata</i> Zhang et Li, <i>M.fla ...[more]