First record of the genus Orbellia (Diptera: Heleomyzidae) in China with descriptions of two new species
The genus Orbellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 is a small genus within the family Heleomyzidae and the subfamily Heleomyzinae. This genus has not been previously recorded in China. Two new species of Orbellia are described from China: Orbellia zhangi sp. nov. and Orbellia fusca sp. nov., expanding the known diversity of the genus in Asia. A key to the Asian species of Orbellia is presented.
Authors
- WEI ZENG (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-053X)
- Ding Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-3478)
- Haiqing Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-4311)
Institutions
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.1.10
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00