Four new species of Estheria Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae) from China and Nepal, with a review of the East Palearctic and Oriental species
Author
Zhang, Chun-Tian
Author
Shima, Hiroshi
Author
Liang, Hou-Can
Author
Li, He-Nan
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-08
4603
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1
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.1
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1175-5326
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Estheria lacteipennis
Mesnil, 1967
Estheria lacteipennis
Mesnil, 1967
: 56
. Type locality: Tajikstan (Der’e Kul’, r. Vakhsh).
Holotype
♂
(ZIN) not examined. References:
Herting (1984
: 142
; Palearctic catalog);
Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993
: 364
; Palearctic catalog).
Diagnosis.
From the original description. Body length
8.5 mm
. Thorax with 3–4 presutural and 3–4 postsutural dorsocentral setae; crossveins r-m and dM-Cu dark brown clouded; cell r
4+5
closed, with a short petiole; mid tibia with 1 anterodorsal seta.
Distribution.
Tajikstan (
Type
locality).
Remarks.
This species appears to be similar to
E. cinerella
Mesnil
, but differs in frontal vitta as wide as fronto-orbital plate, gena broad, prementum short, 3–4 presutural and 3–4 postsutural dorsocentral setae, and cell r
4+5
with a short petiole.