title: A review of the genus Rhipidia Meigen from China, with descriptions of seven new species (Diptera, Limoniidae).
abstract: The genus Rhipidia Meigen, 1818 from China is reviewed. Twenty-one species are presented, of which seven species, Rhipidia (Rhipidia) bilobata sp. nov., R. (R.) flava sp. nov., R. (R.) lobifera sp. nov., R. (R.) longa sp. nov., R. (R.) sejuga sp. nov., R. (R.) shennongjiensis sp. nov., and R. (R.) spinosa sp. nov., are described as new to science, and one species, R. (R.) reductispina Savchenko, 1983, is recorded from China for the first time. A key to the species of the genus Rhipidia from China is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.; Email: 779696635@qq.com.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Department of Entomology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195, USA; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.; Email: dyangcau@126.com.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male