Syntormon Loew (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with the description of a new species.

ABSTRACT: Previously, no records of Syntormon Loew, 1857 species were known from Inner Mongolia (China). The genus is reported here from Inner Mongolia for the first time, with the description of a new species, S.sinicum sp. nov., along with two previously described species, S.dukha Hollis, 1964 and S.henanense Yang & Saigusa, 2000. Syntormonsinicum sp. nov. and S.dukha Hollis, 1964 are barcoded for the first time to support the species delimitation. A key to Syntormon species in China is provided.

SUBMITTER: Qian X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420542 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature