A new species of Medinodexia Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Japan, with a discussion on phylogenetic implications of the female postabdomen in Blondeliini
Author
Tachi, Takuji
Author
Huang, Yu-Zen
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-18
4638
4
584
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4638.4.8
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1175-5326
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Medinodexia morgani
(
Hardy, 1934
)
Zosteromyia morgani
Hardy, 1934: 37
.
Lectotype
³ [by designation of
Crosskey (1973: 164)
;
New South Wales
Department of Agriculture, Rydalmere]. Type locality:
Australia
:
New South Wales
, Biniguy.
Diagnosis.
Abdomen largely brown (
Hardy 1934
).
Distribution.
Australia
,
Sri Lanka
.
Known hosts.
Aulacophora hilaris
(Boisduval)
(
Coleoptera
:
Chrysomelidae
). The
types
(three males) of this species were reared from this host (
Hardy 1934
).
Remarks.
Specimens of this species were not available for study. However, based on the original description, it can be distinguished from the other species of
Medinodexia
by the largely brown abdomen.