The genus Polietes (Diptera: Muscidae) from China with description of a new species

Abstract

This study reviews the muscid genus Polietes from China and describes a new species Polietes ronghuae Xue. A key to the 10 species from China is also given. The type specimens are deposited with the Institute of Entomology, Shenyang Normal University, China.

Keywords:

• Polietes
• new species
• China
• key to the species

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Hua Rong for providing the material.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This study was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China [No. 31172139], and the Foundation of Experimental Centre of Shenyang Normal University [grant number SY200609].