title: A study of the genus Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae), with descriptions of six new species from China.
abstract: This paper provides the characters of genus Limnophora (Diptera: Muscidae) and a key to the Chinese species of Limnophora, six new species collected from Hainan Island of China, namely, L. brevispatula, n. sp., L. cothurnosurstyla, n. sp., L. dyadocerca, n. sp., L. longitarsis, n. sp., L. nuditibia, n. sp. and L. ypocerca, n. sp. are diagnosed, described and illustrated, a new record species in China, namely, L. argentifrons ( Shinonaga et Kano, 1977 ), is also included.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Shenyang Normal University, Huanghe North Street 253, Huanggu District, Shenyang 110034, China. xwqfly@sina.com
authors.forename: Wan-Qi
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Shu-Chong
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Wen-Xiu
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009117:Muscidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013045:Species Specificity