A review of species-groups and description of two new species of Helina (Diptera: Muscidae) from China

Abstract

The Palaearctic and Oriental species groups of the genus Helina are partly reviewed, of which the floresana, unistriata, calathocerca, and longicornis are defined. The Palaearctic and Oriental species of these groups are reviewed and keyed. Two new species, namely H. desnudifemorata sp. nov. and H. densiseta sp. nov., are described from China. The type specimens are deposited with the Institute of Entomology, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.

Keywords:

• Diptera
• Helina
• species groups
• new species
• China

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30870330 and 31172139). Special thanks are due to XS Zhang and SC Bai for donation of specimens.