title: A review of the Oriental species of Cothornobata Czerny (Diptera, Micropezidae, Eurybatinae).
abstract: The Oriental species of the genus Cothornobata Czerny are reviewed, with a revision of the species occurring in the northern Oriental region, and descriptions of the following 16 new species from China and Vietnam: C. atra sp. nov.; C. breviseta sp. nov.; C. bubengensis sp. nov.; C. curva sp. nov.; C. elegantula sp. nov.; C. fusca sp. nov.; C. ingensfurca sp. nov.; C. longifurca sp. nov.; C. longigonitea sp. nov.; C. mentogensis sp. nov.; C. paieroi sp. nov.; C. pugnoa sp. nov.; C. shuimanensis sp. nov.; C. uniseta sp. nov.; C. vietnamensis sp. nov.; C. zhangae sp. nov. Cothornobata nigrigenu Enderlein is newly reported from China and Nestima meijerei (Frey) is given as a new combination for Cothornobata meijerei Frey. A key to the 19 Oriental species of the genus is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Email: xuankunli_1991@126.com.
authors.forename: Xuankun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1; Email: dyangcau@126.com.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Email: dyangcau@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014744:Vietnam