Species of the genus Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species

  • Oleg P. Negrobov Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya sq., 1, Voronezh 394006
  • Tatsunori Kumazawa Osaka Museum of Natural History, 1–23, Nagai Park, Higashi-sumiyoshi, Osaka 546-0034
  • Toshihiro Tago 29-13-101, Motogou, 1-chome, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0011
  • Viktor N. Fursov I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.197
Keywords: Japan, Chrysotus, Dolichopodidae, new species

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 are described: Ch. masunagai Negrobov, Kumazawa, Tago sp. nov and Ch. saigusai Negrobov, Kumazawa & Tago sp. nov. Chrysotus parilis Parent, 1926 is recorded from Japan for the first time. An identification key to all known species of the genus Chrysotus of Japan is presented together with a tree diagram showing relationships among them.

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Published
2016-05-17
How to Cite
Negrobov, O. P., Kumazawa, T., Tago, T., & Fursov, V. N. (2016). Species of the genus Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (197). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.197
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No. 197 (2016): Species of the genus Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species
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Copyright (c) 2016 Oleg P. Negrobov, Tatsunori Kumazawa, Toshihiro Tago, Viktor N. Fursov

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