Published June 15, 2022 | Version v1
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Chuntiania Yang & Xue & Tong 2022, gen. nov.

  • 1. Life Science College, Shenyang Normal University Shenyang 110034, China. & 554416430 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4135 - 2016
  • 2. Life Science College, Shenyang Normal University Shenyang 110034, China. & xwqfly @ sina. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1069 - 9105
  • 3. Life Science College, Shenyang Normal University Shenyang 110034, China.

Description

Genus Chuntiania Xue, gen. nov.

(Figure 1)

Type-species: Chuntiania scutiseta Xue, sp. nov.

Diagnosis. The upper inner facets distinctly bigger than lower outer facets. Katepisternal seta 1+(2-3); anepimeron, katepimeron and meron bare. M vein straight; the apical of subcosta are not curved and relatively straight. Based on the previous characteristics, the genus of Chuntiania is similar to Potamia, but differs from the latter by the frontal seta distributed in the lower half of frons, never upwards near the ocellar triangle; the distal half of the frons bare and orbital seta absent; prosternum bare; posterior dorsocentral seta 3-4; pra absent; posterodorsal surface of hind coxa bare; apical femur without teeth or spurs; hind tibia without posterodorsal seta; distal part of posterior cercus without lateral or interior protuberance, the distal part become narrow and tonguelike (Figure 1); the surstylus is elongated and narrow in the middle, 4 or 8 times its length at its narrowest point (in Potamia is at most 2.5 times as wide as long); and Chuntiania has no postgonite.

Etymology. The generic name Chuntiania is after Prof. Chuntian Zhang, in honour of his contributions to entomology.

Distribution. China.

Notes

Published as part of Yang, Kuiwen, Xue, Wanqi & Tong, Yanfeng, 2022, A new genus and two new species of Azeliinae from China (Diptera: Muscidae), pp. 393-400 in Zootaxa 5154 (3) on pages 394-395, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.11, http://zenodo.org/record/6644674

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Biodiversity

Family
Muscidae
Genus
Chuntiania
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Yang & Xue & Tong
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Chuntiania Xue, 2022