The genus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Lauxaniinae) from the Oriental Region with descriptions of seventeen new species Author Li, Wenliang 0000-0001-9019-1223 College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China. & laughonce @ 126. com; wenliangli @ haust. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9019 - 1223 wenliangli@haust.edu.cn Author Bai, Yingming 0000-0003-2605-8924 College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China. & baiym 0923 @ 126. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2605 - 8924 Author Yang, Ding 0000-0002-7685-3478 Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. & dyangcau @ 126. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7685 - 3478 text Zootaxa 2023 2023-03-20 5256 3 201 249 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.1 1175-5326 7751440 C4629899-BDC2-4A22-99AB-2D4A93FCBB13 Key to the subgenera of Minettia and the species unplaced in a subgenus (modified from Shi et al ., 2015 ) 1. Katepisternum with one strong katepisternal seta.................................... subgenus Minettiella Malloch - Katepisternum with two katepisternal setae................................................................. 2 2. Mesonotum with 0+2–3 long acrostichal setulae (longer than surrounding hair-like acrostichal setulae)................. 3 - Mesonotum ( Fig. 163 ) with 2+4 long acrostichal setulae................................. M . baihualingensis sp. nov. 3. Lower part of face with a distinct, slight and weakly round swelling on each side................................... 4 - Lower part of face without round swelling on each side....................................................... 5 4. Basal part of wing black; arista long plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae longer than height of 1st flagellomere (rarely shorter than height of 1st flagellomere); male genitalia: two pairs of ventral hypandrial appendages (including some Palaearctic and Oriental species)............................................................. subgenus Frendelia Collin - Basal part of wing yellow; arista short plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae as long as 1/2 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: one pair of ventral hypandrial appendages............................... subgenus Scotominettia Shatalkin 5. Arista pubescent, rays of arista with longest setulae as long as or shorter than1/4 height of 1st flagellomere, sometimes bare; male genitalia: phallic sheath absent.......................................... subgenus Plesiominettia Shatalkin - Arista pubescent or plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae longer than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: phallic sheath present................................................... subgenus Minettia Robineau -Desvoidy