Three new species of inflativena group of Allohelea Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Hainan Island
Three new species of the predaceous midges of Allohelea inflativena group, A. hamata Li & Wu, sp. nov., A. forceps Li & Wu, sp. nov. and A. lurida Li & Wu, sp. nov. are described and illustrated from adult males and females collected from Hainan Island, China. A key to adults of all species of the inflativena group from Hainan Island are presented. The COI sequences of the three new species are also provided.
Authors
- Juxian Lou
- JIAHUI LI (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7546-9047)
- Xianda Wu
- Xiaodan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4369-4829)
Institutions
- Hainan University (CN)
- Weatherford College (US)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.6.4
- Primary Topic
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00