Published June 13, 2019 | Version v1
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Rediscovery of Coelodiplosis magnipennis Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Taiwan

  • 1. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, c/o Smithsonian Institution MRC-168, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA. E-mail: rgagne@rcn.com

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Specimens of Coelodiplosis magnipennis Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a poorly known species from Taiwan whose types are lost, were discovered among the holdings of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The species is redescribed and illustrated for the first time. The species is especially noteworthy for its giant gonopods.

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