biostudies-literatureUnknown1122Kang ZThree new <i>Ptychoptera</i> Meigen, 1803 species from southern China, <i>P.hekouensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.longa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>P.xiaohuangshana</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described and illustrated. These new species are mainly distinguished from congeners by their body colors and male genitalia. The genus <i>Ptychoptera</i> is recorded from Guangdong, China for the first time. An updated key to all Chinese <i>Ptychoptera</i> species is provided.ZooKeys159-172https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9848701biostudies-literatureThree new fold-winged crane flies of the genus <i>Ptychoptera</i> Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) from southern China.PMC9848701Zhang XGao GKang ZYang DWang JfalseThree new fold-winged crane flies of the genus <i>Ptychoptera</i> Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) from southern China.Three new <i>Ptychoptera</i> Meigen, 1803 species from southern China, <i>P.hekouensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.longa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>P.xiaohuangshana</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described and illustrated. These new species are mainly distinguished from congeners by their body colors and male genitalia. The genus <i>Ptychoptera</i> is recorded from Guangdong, China for the first time. An updated key to all Chinese <i>Ptychoptera</i> species is provided.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-18T21:16:10.024Z2025-04-07T09:13:04.404ZS-EPMC98487013676120810.3897/zookeys.1122.86483