title: A new species of Xylota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Far East.
abstract: Xylota danieli Mutin & Ichige spec. nov. is proposed as the new name for Xylota amamiensis Shiraki sensu Mutin & Gilbert (1999), from the Russian Far East and Japan, which is described and figured. New synonymy is proposed for Xylota coquilletti Hervé-Bazin, 1914 (= X. coquilletti amamiensis Shiraki, 1968 syn. nov.; = X. vulgaris Yang & Cheng in Cheng & Yang, 1993 syn. nov.).
authors.affiliation: Amurskii Humanitarian-Pedagogical State University, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Khabarovsky Krai, 681000, Russia.; Email: valerimutin@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Valerii
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mutin
authors.affiliation: 493 Senba, Mito, Ibaraki, 310-0851, Japan. E-mail: syrphidae.jp@gmail.com; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Katsuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichige
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012426:Russia