title: New species of Thinophilus Wahlberg (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from mangroves in southern China (Shenzhen).
abstract: Three species of Thinophilus Wahlberg are recorded from mangroves near Shenzhen (China). Two species new to science are described and illustrated: T. dongae sp. nov. and T. zhuae sp. nov. In addition, Thinophilus lamellaris Zhu, Yang & Masunaga originally described from Hainan (China) is reported here. Females of this species are described for the first time and variability in male characters is given. These three species plus 6 additional Thinophilus and three Nanothinophilus species from South China Sea mangroves were COI barcoded and compared to species known from the northern part of the South China Sea.
authors.affiliation: Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.; Email: Patrick.Grootaert@naturalsciences.be.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grootaert
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Chufei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size