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The little-known genus Dahliphora Schmitz, 1923 of China (Diptera, Phoridae).

ABSTRACT: The genus Dahliphora Schmitz, 1923 is recorded from China for the first time. Three Dahliphora species are reported, namely D. sigmoides, D. zaitzevi, and a new species here described, D. chaetocaudasp. n. Some new morphological data are reviewed and illustrated for the first time, and an identification key to species present in China is presented.

SUBMITTER: Liu GC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740455 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The little-known genus Dahliphora Schmitz, 1923 of China (Diptera, Phoridae).

Liu Guang-Chun GC

ZooKeys 20171107 714

The genus Dahliphora Schmitz, 1923 is recorded from China for the first time. Three Dahliphora species are reported, namely D. sigmoides, D. zaitzevi, and a new species here described, D. chaetocaudasp. n. Some new morphological data are reviewed and illustrated for the first time, and an identification key to species present in China is presented. ...[more]

PMID: 29290703

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