New taxa of Diptera from China in 2021

doi:10.17520/biods.2022192

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims: Diptera is one of the most diverse insect groups in the world with the high economic and ecological significance. The aim of this study was to summarize the new taxa of Diptera from China published in 2021.

Methods: In this study, the taxonomic literature of Diptera from China published in 2021 were systematically collected and analyzed.

Results: In 2021, a total of 136 new taxa of Diptera from China were published, including 1 new genus and 135 new species. There are 41 new taxa recorded from China for the first time. All the new species and new records belong to 27 families. The taxa of greatest attention included Drosophilidae, Empididae, Chironomidae and Tipulidae by covering about 1/2 of 135 new species published in 2021, and 23 Chinese provincial-level administration areas contributed to new taxa and records. The number of new species from Yunnan was significantly higher than that in other regions, accounting for 1/3 of the total number of new species published in China. The 177 new taxa described this year were contributed by 150 authors, and totally 70 articles were published. Zootaxa, ZooKeys and Entomotaxonomia were the main publication journals for these descriptions.

Conclusion: In 2021, significant progress has been made in Diptera from China, while the research level of different areas and groups are still uneven, and more attention and support are needed in the future.

Key words: taxonomy, new taxa, Diptera, China

Chen Lin, Bing Zhang, Liang Wang, Ding Yang. New taxa of Diptera from China in 2021[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2022, 30(8): 22192.

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科 Family	新属数量 No. of new genus	新种数量 No. of new species	新记录属数量 No. of newly recorded genus	新记录种数量 No. of newly recorded species
小花蝇科 Anthomyzidae	0	0	1	3
瘿蚊科 Cecidomyiidae	0	1	0	0
蠓科 Ceratopogonidae	0	6	0	1
摇蚊科 Chironomidae	0	17	2	2
秆蝇科 Chloropidae	0	4	0	0
腐木蝇科 Clusiidae	0	3	0	0
蚊科 Culicidae	0	1	0	0
长足虻科 Dolichopodidae	0	4	0	0
果蝇科 Drosophilidae	0	27	0	2
舞虻科 Empididae	0	18	0	0
厕蝇科 Fanniidae	0	1	0	0
虱蝇科 Hippoboscidae	0	1	0	0
扁角菌蚊科 Keroplatidae	0	2	0	0
缟蝇科 Lauxaniidae	0	4	0	0
沼大蚊科 Limoniidae	0	5	0	6
尖翅蝇科 Lonchopteridae	0	2	0	0
叶蝇科 Milichiidae	0	6	0	0
马来蝇科 Nothybida	0	0	0	5
蚤蝇科 Phoridae	1	2	0	1
褶蚊科 Ptychopteridae	0	4	0	0
麻蝇科 Sarcophagidae	0	4	0	12
眼蕈蚊科 Sciaridae	0	2	0	0
水虻科 Stratiomyidae	0	1	0	0
食蚜蝇科 Syrphidae	0	1	0	0
寄蝇科 Tachinidae	0	4	1	0
实蝇科 Tephritidae	0	2	0	0
大蚊科 Tipulidae	0	13	0	5
合计 Total	1	135	4	37

科 Family	新属数量 No. of new genus	新种数量 No. of new species	新记录属数量 No. of newly recorded genus	新记录种数量 No. of newly recorded species
小花蝇科 Anthomyzidae	0	0	1	3
瘿蚊科 Cecidomyiidae	0	1	0	0
蠓科 Ceratopogonidae	0	6	0	1
摇蚊科 Chironomidae	0	17	2	2
秆蝇科 Chloropidae	0	4	0	0
腐木蝇科 Clusiidae	0	3	0	0
蚊科 Culicidae	0	1	0	0
长足虻科 Dolichopodidae	0	4	0	0
果蝇科 Drosophilidae	0	27	0	2
舞虻科 Empididae	0	18	0	0
厕蝇科 Fanniidae	0	1	0	0
虱蝇科 Hippoboscidae	0	1	0	0
扁角菌蚊科 Keroplatidae	0	2	0	0
缟蝇科 Lauxaniidae	0	4	0	0
沼大蚊科 Limoniidae	0	5	0	6
尖翅蝇科 Lonchopteridae	0	2	0	0
叶蝇科 Milichiidae	0	6	0	0
马来蝇科 Nothybida	0	0	0	5
蚤蝇科 Phoridae	1	2	0	1
褶蚊科 Ptychopteridae	0	4	0	0
麻蝇科 Sarcophagidae	0	4	0	12
眼蕈蚊科 Sciaridae	0	2	0	0
水虻科 Stratiomyidae	0	1	0	0
食蚜蝇科 Syrphidae	0	1	0	0
寄蝇科 Tachinidae	0	4	1	0
实蝇科 Tephritidae	0	2	0	0
大蚊科 Tipulidae	0	13	0	5
合计 Total	1	135	4	37

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