A checklist of Tachinidae (Diptera) in the Greater Khingan Mountains, northeastern China

doi:10.17520/biods.2026159

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims: To understand the resource baseline, faunal characteristics, and spatial distribution patterns of tachinid flies (Tachinidae) in Northeast China, and to reveal their ecological regulatory functions.

Methods: In this study, 2,961 specimens of tachinid flies from the Greater Khingan Mountains, housed in the Collection of Insects, Shenyang Normal University, Liaoning, China (SYNU) were used as research material to conduct systematic sorting, taxonomic identification, and faunal analysis.

Results: The study recorded 193 species of Tachinidae belonging to 4 subfamilies, 18 tribes, and 85 genera in the Greater Khingan Mountains, accounting for 30.91% and 15.48% of the total genera and species of known tachinids in China, respectively. Among these, 21 species were new records for Inner Mongolia, and 47 species were new records for Heilongjiang. Faunal composition analysis revealed that the tachinid flies in this region were absolutely dominated by Palaearctic components, with endemic Palaearctic species accounting for 26.94% and Palaearctic-Oriental shared species accounting for 62.69%; the sum of these two faunal components reached 89.63%, representing the dominant distribution pattern of tachinids in the Greater Khingan Mountains.

Conclusion: This study improves the distribution data of tachinid resources in the Greater Khingan Mountains, clarifies their faunal composition, and can provide baseline data for regional insect diversity conservation and biological control of pests in agricultural, forestry, and grassland ecosystems.

Key words: northeastern China, Oestroidea, species diversity, fauna, biological control

Minghui Li, Peng Hou, Chang Xu, Xusheng Liu, Li Liu, Zhiyuan Yao, Chuntian Zhang. A checklist of Tachinidae (Diptera) in the Greater Khingan Mountains, northeastern China[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2026, 34(6): 26159.

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地区 Area	优势种数量 No. of dominant species	常见种数量 No. of common species	稀有种数量 No. of rare species	优势种 Dominant species
I. 东北部针阔混交林区 Northeastern mixed broadleaf-conifer forest region	4	27	29	暗黑柔寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、金色异寄蝇、灿烂温寄蝇 Thelaira nigripes, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, Allophorocera rutila, Winthemia venusta
II. 北部落叶针叶林区 Northern deciduous conifer forest region	3	18	109	对眼阳寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、凶猛温寄蝇 Panzeria consobrina, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, Winthemia cruentata
III. 中部草原森林区 Central forest-steppe region	3	30	58	对眼阳寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、彩艳宽额寄蝇 Panzeria consobrina, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, Frontina laeta
IV. 西部森林草原区 Western forest-steppe region	6	56	40	黑股宽额寄蝇、黄跗寄蝇、望天阳寄蝇、对眼阳寄蝇、普通球腹寄蝇、巨爪寄蝇 Frontina femorata, Tachina (Tachina) fera, Panzeria connivens, P. consobrina, Gymnosoma rotundatum, Tachina (Tachina) macropuchia
V. 南部草原区 Southern steppe region	3	7	9	怒寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、查禾短须寄蝇 Tachina (Tachina) nupta, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, L. (Ophina) zachvatkini

地区 Area	优势种数量 No. of dominant species	常见种数量 No. of common species	稀有种数量 No. of rare species	优势种 Dominant species
I. 东北部针阔混交林区 Northeastern mixed broadleaf-conifer forest region	4	27	29	暗黑柔寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、金色异寄蝇、灿烂温寄蝇 Thelaira nigripes, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, Allophorocera rutila, Winthemia venusta
II. 北部落叶针叶林区 Northern deciduous conifer forest region	3	18	109	对眼阳寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、凶猛温寄蝇 Panzeria consobrina, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, Winthemia cruentata
III. 中部草原森林区 Central forest-steppe region	3	30	58	对眼阳寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、彩艳宽额寄蝇 Panzeria consobrina, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, Frontina laeta
IV. 西部森林草原区 Western forest-steppe region	6	56	40	黑股宽额寄蝇、黄跗寄蝇、望天阳寄蝇、对眼阳寄蝇、普通球腹寄蝇、巨爪寄蝇 Frontina femorata, Tachina (Tachina) fera, Panzeria connivens, P. consobrina, Gymnosoma rotundatum, Tachina (Tachina) macropuchia
V. 南部草原区 Southern steppe region	3	7	9	怒寄蝇、钩肛短须寄蝇、查禾短须寄蝇 Tachina (Tachina) nupta, Linnaemya (Ophina) picta, L. (Ophina) zachvatkini

区系分布类型 Faunal distribution pattern	种类数量 No. of species	占比 Proportion (%)
古北界 Palearctic	52	26.94
古北界+东洋界 Palearctic+Oriental	121	62.69
古北界+新北界 Palearctic+Nearctic	1	0.52
古北界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Afrotropical	1	0.52
古北界+东洋界+新北界 Palearctic+Oriental+Nearctic	2	1.04
古北界+东洋界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Afrotropical	11	5.70
古北界+东洋界+新北界+澳洲界 Palearctic+Oriental+Nearctic+Australasian	1	0.52
古北界+东洋界+新北界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Nearctic+ Afrotropical	2	1.04
古北界+东洋界+澳洲界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Australasian+ Afrotropical	1	0.52
古北界+东洋界+澳洲界+非洲热带界+新热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Australasian+ Afrotropical+Neotripical	1	0.52

区系分布类型 Faunal distribution pattern	种类数量 No. of species	占比 Proportion (%)
古北界 Palearctic	52	26.94
古北界+东洋界 Palearctic+Oriental	121	62.69
古北界+新北界 Palearctic+Nearctic	1	0.52
古北界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Afrotropical	1	0.52
古北界+东洋界+新北界 Palearctic+Oriental+Nearctic	2	1.04
古北界+东洋界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Afrotropical	11	5.70
古北界+东洋界+新北界+澳洲界 Palearctic+Oriental+Nearctic+Australasian	1	0.52
古北界+东洋界+新北界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Nearctic+ Afrotropical	2	1.04
古北界+东洋界+澳洲界+非洲热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Australasian+ Afrotropical	1	0.52
古北界+东洋界+澳洲界+非洲热带界+新热带界 Palearctic+Oriental+Australasian+ Afrotropical+Neotripical	1	0.52