title: Three new species of Acidiostigma Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae) and an updated key to species from the eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Regions.
abstract: Three new species of Acidiostigma Hendel from China are described and illustrated. The new species are A. nigrofasciola Chen and Zhang, sp. nov., A. subpostsignatum Chen and Zhao, sp. nov. and A. tongmaiense Chen, sp. nov. An updated key to the known species of the genus is provided. The male of A. bimaculatum Wang and female of A. postsignatum (Chen) are newly recorded, described and illustrated. The biology and behaviour of A. bimaculatum Wang and A. postsignatum (Chen) are observed in the field and recorded for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Email: xlchen@ioz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Beijing Inspection and Quarantine Testing Center, Beijing 100026, China.; Email: zhanglj@bjciq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Lijie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Tianmu Mountain Nature Reserve, Zhejiang 310000, China.; Email: 973659738@qq.com.
authors.forename: Mingshui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D033621:Tephritidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology