Three new species of Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 from mangroves in Hong Kong (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Rhaphiinae)

  • Patrick Grootaert Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels
  • Christopher Taylor School of Biological Sciences & The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
  • Benoit Guénard School of Biological Sciences & The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.540
Keywords: Rhaphium new species, mangrove, Hong Kong

Abstract

The genus Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 is recorded for the first time from mangroves in Hong Kong. Three species are described as new to science: Rhaphium hongkongense sp. nov. and Rhaphium spinulatum sp. nov., both tentatively belonging to the Rhaphium crassipes group sensu Negrobov & Grichanov (2010), and Rhaphium canniccii sp. nov. assigned to a new species group, the Rhaphium micans group. The status of Rhaphium mediocre (Becker, 1922) described from Taiwan and Rhaphium eburnea (Parent, 1926) from Shanghai is discussed. NGS barcodes for the new species are provided.

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Published
2019-07-30
How to Cite
Grootaert, P., Taylor, C., & Guénard, B. (2019). Three new species of Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 from mangroves in Hong Kong (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Rhaphiinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (540). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.540
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No. 540 (2019): Three new species of Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 from mangroves in Hong Kong (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Rhaphiinae)
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Entomology

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