title: Three new species of shoot fly, Atherigona spp., from northern Thailand.
abstract: Three new species of shoot fly, Atherigona Rondani (subgenus Acritochaeta Grimshaw) (Diptera: Muscidae), are described from northern Thailand, based on morphological characteristics of males. Unique features of A. komi sp. n. include a distinct spiral groove on the dorsal aspect of the fore femur and two dark apical wing spots, whereas A. chiangmaiensis sp. n. is recognized by the presence of one large patch on the apical wing spot, appearing as a large and smaller wave-shaped patch, and no distinct pattern on tergites. A. thailandica sp. n. displays a remarkable dark boomerang-shaped patch along the wing margin and fore femur, with two rows of long hairs on the dorsal surface. Male terminalia are also different in the new species, showing distinctive characteristics. This paper also presents five newly recorded species in Thailand; Atherigona maculigera Stein, Atherigona ovatipennis vietnamensis Shinonaga et Thinh, Atherigona pallidipalpis Malloch, Atherigona seticauda Malloch, and Atherigona setitarsus Shinonaga et Thinh. A key is provided for the adult males of Atherigona recorded in Thailand, all belonging to the subgenus Acritochaeta, except for A. soccata Rondani.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. khun_khithop@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kittikhun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moophayak
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: Kabkaew L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sukontason
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D008297:Male; D009117:Muscidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013045:Species Specificity; D013785:Thailand