Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)

We erected a new genus of Tachinidae in the subfamily Tachininae, Chaomyia gen. nov. for the new species C. qinghaiensis sp. nov. from grasslands of Haiyan County, Qinghai Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Chaomyia gen. nov. is distinguishable from all other genera of Tachininae (Diptera: Tach...

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Main Authors: Xusheng Liu, Jiayi Ji, Youpeng Lai, Dong Zhang, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Chuntian Zhang
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-05-01
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author Xusheng Liu
Jiayi Ji
Youpeng Lai
Dong Zhang
Pierfilippo Cerretti
Chuntian Zhang
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Jiayi Ji
Youpeng Lai
Dong Zhang
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Chuntian Zhang
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description We erected a new genus of Tachinidae in the subfamily Tachininae, Chaomyia gen. nov. for the new species C. qinghaiensis sp. nov. from grasslands of Haiyan County, Qinghai Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Chaomyia gen. nov. is distinguishable from all other genera of Tachininae (Diptera: Tachinidae) based on morphological evidence. Key morphological characters include: small size (ca. 4–5 mm); eye nearly bare; lower facial margin strongly protruding forward in front of vibrissal angle; occiput with only black setulae; lower occiput bulging; bare prosternum; two postpronotal setae; 2 presutural and 3 postsutural dorsocentral setae; 3 pairs of strong marginal scutellar setae, apical setae strong and crossed; wing membrane around crossveins r-m and dm-cu darkened; male fore claws and pulvilli shorter than 5th tarsomere; and mid-dorsal depression of abdominal syntergite 1+2 not reaching hind margin of syntergite, sternites well exposed. A possible affiliation with the tribes Polideini or Ernestiini has been discussed using morphological evidence.
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spelling doaj-art-9d1de6742e3c4e86bf68a687313b6c742025-08-20T02:57:08ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-05-01123628329510.3897/zookeys.1236.141122141122Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)Xusheng Liu0Jiayi Ji1Youpeng Lai2Dong Zhang3Pierfilippo Cerretti4Chuntian Zhang5Shenyang Normal UniversityQinghai UniversityQinghai UniversityBeijing Forestry UniversityUniversity of Rome ‘Sapienza’Shenyang Normal UniversityWe erected a new genus of Tachinidae in the subfamily Tachininae, Chaomyia gen. nov. for the new species C. qinghaiensis sp. nov. from grasslands of Haiyan County, Qinghai Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Chaomyia gen. nov. is distinguishable from all other genera of Tachininae (Diptera: Tachinidae) based on morphological evidence. Key morphological characters include: small size (ca. 4–5 mm); eye nearly bare; lower facial margin strongly protruding forward in front of vibrissal angle; occiput with only black setulae; lower occiput bulging; bare prosternum; two postpronotal setae; 2 presutural and 3 postsutural dorsocentral setae; 3 pairs of strong marginal scutellar setae, apical setae strong and crossed; wing membrane around crossveins r-m and dm-cu darkened; male fore claws and pulvilli shorter than 5th tarsomere; and mid-dorsal depression of abdominal syntergite 1+2 not reaching hind margin of syntergite, sternites well exposed. A possible affiliation with the tribes Polideini or Ernestiini has been discussed using morphological evidence.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/141122/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Xusheng Liu
Jiayi Ji
Youpeng Lai
Dong Zhang
Pierfilippo Cerretti
Chuntian Zhang
Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)
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title Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)
title_full Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)
title_fullStr Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)
title_full_unstemmed Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)
title_short Chaomyia, a new monotypic genus of Tachininae from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae)
title_sort chaomyia a new monotypic genus of tachininae from the qinghai tibet plateau china arthropoda insecta diptera tachinidae
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/141122/download/pdf/
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