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Hercostomus zhenzhuristi Smirnov & Negrobov 1979

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Hercostomus zhenzhuristi Smirnov & Negrobov, 1979

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Hercostomus zhenzhuristi Smirnov & Negrobov, 1979: 41. Type-locality: Tokyo, Takago-san, Japan. Masunaga, 2014: 440. Phalacrosoma zhenzhuristi: Zhang et al., 2009: 139.

Phalacrosoma sp. 1t. Tago, 2012: 11

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE Ƌ, Japan, Tsuruga, 06.viii.1938, Zhenzhurist (MSU). PARATYPES: 3 Ƌ, 2 ♀, same data as holotype, 3 Ƌ, 3 ♀, Japan, Tokyo-San, 24.vii.1938 Zhenzhurist (MSU).

Additional material examined. Japan. Saitama Pref.: 3 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Chichibu City, Ootaki, Kawamata, 27.viii.2011, leg. T. Tago; 2 Ƌ, Chichibu City, Ootaki, Irikawa, 6.vii.2013, leg. T. Tago; 2 ♀, Chichibu City, Terao, 13.vii.2014, leg. Tago; 1 Ƌ, Chichibu City, Terao, 28.vi.2015, leg. T. Tago (OMNH).

Remarks. Zhang et al. (2009) transferred Hercostomus zhenzhuristi to the genus Phalacrosoma Becker, 1922, but Brooks (2005) suggested that Phalacrosoma should be a synonym of Hercostomus. We agree with this recommendation. Masunaga (2014) assigned this species to Hercostomus.

Notes

Published as part of Negrobov, O. P., Kumazawa, T., Tago, T. & Sato, M., 2016, New species of Hercostomus Loew, 1857 (Dolichopodidae, Diptera) from Japan, pp. 65-80 in Zootaxa 4158 (1) on pages 78-79, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/264783

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