TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 137, NUMBERS 1+2: 157-164, 2011

Two New Species of Lagynogaster from China (Diptera: Asilidae)

LILI ZHANG AND DING YANG

(LLZ) Key Laboratory of the Zoological Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chaoyang, Beijing, 100101, China
E-mail: tolily@126.com

(DY) Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University,

Beijing 100193, China- E-mail: dyangcau@126.com

ABSTRACT

Two species of Lagynogaster are described as new to science: L. saetosus sp. n. and L. yunnanensis sp. n. Species of Lagynogaster
from China are keyed.

Key words. Asilidae, Lagynogaster, China, new species

Lagynogaster Hermann, 1917 belongs to Lep-
togastrinae and can be recognized by the following
features: Anal cell closed; hind femur with a hair
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of stout dorsal bristles (usually 5 or more); antennal
segment 1 with a knob at dorsal end. Lagynogaster
is very close to Ammophilomimia and treated as a
junior synonym (Martin, 1973). In fact, the relation-
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especially on the bristles of hind tibia. Yang et al.
(2002) proposed the knob at dorsal end of antennal
segment 1 as a generic character of Lagynogaster,
which still need more evidence. Up to now, 22
species of Lagynogaster are known from the world
(Yang et al., 2002) and 10 species are known from
China (Hsia, 1949; Shi, 1993; Shi, 1995). Here we
treat Lagynogaster as a valid genus.
In the present paper, two species of Lagynogas-
ter from southwest China are described as new to
science. A key to the Chinese Lagynogaster species
is given. Types are deposited in the Institute of Zo-
ology (IOZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The following abbreviations are used: d—dor-
sal, prsu—praesutural, pv—posteroventral, spa—
supraalar, v—ventral.
KEY TO SPECIES OF LAGYNOGASTER FROM CHINA
1 Antenna not wholly yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
— Antenna wholly yellow or ferruginous . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Mystax consisting of more than 8, sometimes 20
whitish yellow bristles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
— Mystax consisting of at most 8 white bristles . . . . 6
3 Antennal postpedicel 1.5 times as long as total
length of scape and pedicel, scape and pedicel shin-
LQJEURZQ¿UVWÀDJHOORPHUH\HOORZ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. antennalis Hsia, 1949
— Postpedicel 2.0 times as long as total length of scape
and pedicel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Mesonotum yellow with stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
— Mesonotum shining black, without stripes . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. yunnanensis sp. n.
5 Mesonotum with black stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. suensoni Frey, 1937
— Mesonotum with brownish yellow stripes . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. claripennis Hsia, 1949
6 Mesonotum without median and lateral stripes . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. princes (Osten Sacken), 1882
— Mesonotum with median and lateral stripes . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. sauteri Hermann, 1917

7 Wing entirely clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

— Wing more or less stained with yellow or brown . . 9

8 Hind femur without ring-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. fujianensis Shi, 1995
— Hind femur with a black ring-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. bicolor Shi, 1993
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9 Antennal postpedicel 2.0 times as long as total length but inconspicuous. Scutellum with short black
of scape and pedicel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 marginal hairs. Pleura with pale tomentum. Hairs
— Antennal postpedicel 3.0 times as long as total length on propleuron and mesopleuron longer. Anterior
of scape and pedicel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spiracle mostly black, lower portion of mesopleuron
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. fuliginosa Hermann, 1917
and sternopleuron black. Pleuron with a blackish
10 Thorax yellowish brown, with distinct stripes . . . . . stripe extending from anterior spiracle to wing root.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. inscriptus Hermann, 1917 Hairs and bristles on thorax yellow; 1 prsu yellow
— Thorax shining rufous, with 3 dorsal stripes incon- and strong, 1 spa yellow and strong. Legs yellow;
spicuous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 all coxae orange yellow; femora yellow with black
tip. Mid femur with 1 ventral brown stripe, hind
11 M-cu located at apical 1/3 of fourth posterior cell . . femur with 1 wide brown ring-band at middle. Fore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. dimidiata Hsia, 1949 and mid tibiae with 1 brown stripe on outer surface,
— M-cu located at middle of fourth posterior cell . . . . hind tibia wholly brown on outer surface. Tarsi
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. saetosus sp. n.
yellow except tips of tarsomeres 1-5 brown. Hairs
and bristles on legs mostly black. Hind femur with
Lagynogaster saetosus sp. nov. (Figs. 1-7)
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yellow pv, mid tibia with one row of 6 reddish black
Etymology.—7KHVSHFL¿FQDPHUHIHUVWRWKH
pv, apically with 3 black bristles; hind tibia with 2
hypandrium with many bristles.
black v at apical 1/3 and one row of 6 black d, api-
Diagnosis.— Postocular bristles yellow, strong.
cally with 5 bristles. Claws black, empodia black,
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about 2/3 as long as claws. Wing (Fig. 1) hyaline,
than total length of scape and pedicel. Proboscis and
tinged with brownish above R1; veins brown. Anal
palpus brownish yellow. Mesonotum brownish yel-
cell closed with a very short stalk. Halter orange
low with three inconspicuous stripes. Lower apex of
yellow except knob somewhat reddish brown.
mesopleuron and sternopleuron black. Pleuron with
Abdomen reddish brown; apical 5 segments
a blackish stripe extending from anterior spiracle to
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wing root. Hind femur with 1 wide brown ring-band
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at middle. Wing tinged with brownish beyond R1.
Male genitalia (Figs. 2-7): Epandrium bifurcate,
Description.— Male. Body length 21.5 mm,
with pale hairs and bristles, dorsal arm with an in-
wing length 17 mm.
ner process near apex; hypandrium with many pale
Head black. Face densely covered with whitish
bristles at central area.
yellow tomentum; mystax composed of about 20
Female. Unknown.
long yellow bristles; frons and vertex black with
Type Material.— Holotype male: Sichuan,
pale yellow tomentum; occiput with yellowish
Emei Mountain, 1955. VI. 13, Keren Huang &
tomentum, its lower portion with long pale hairs;
Gentao Jin.
postocular bristles yellow and strong. Antenna with
Distribution.— China (Sichuan).
scape and pedicel yellow, global, equal in length,
Remarks.— The new species is very similar to
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L. dimidiata Hsia, but may be separated by m-cu
yellow, 2.0 times longer than total length of scape
located at the middle of the fourth posterior cell and
and pedicel; stylus brown, about 1/3 as long as post-
wing only tinged with brownish beyond R1. In L.
pedicel. Proboscis brownish yellow, with short pale
dimidiata, the m-cu is located at the apical 1/3 of
hairs at apex; palpus brownish yellow with yellow
the fourth posterior cell, and the costal half yel-
bristles.
lowish tinged and the anal half entirely clear (Hsia,
Thorax brownish yellow. Mesonotum shining,
1949).
sparsely covered with pale hairs, with three stripes
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Lagynogaster yunnanensis sp. nov. (Figs. 8-13) a brownish yellow cloud in subcostal cell; veins
brown. Anal cell closed and with a short stalk.
Etymology.— 7KHVSHFL¿FQDPHUHIHUVWRWKH Halter yellow.
type locality Yunnan. Abdomen brown; apical 5 segments thickened,
Diagnosis.— Postocular bristles yellow, strong. sparsely covered with white tomentum and brown
Antennal scape blackish brown, pedicel dark brown; bristles. Male genitalia (Figs. 9-13): Epandrium
postpedicel brownish yellow and 2.0 times longer bifurcated apically, with pale hairs and bristles, ven-
than total length of scape and pedicel. Proboscis tral arm with longer pale bristles apically; hypan-
and palpus reddish black. Mesonotum shining black drium with many short pale hairs apically.
without stripes. Female. Unknown.
Description.— Male. Body length 17 mm, wing Type Material.— Holotype male: Yunnan,
length 12 mm. Xiaomengyang, Laozhai, 1957. VII. 17, Lingchao
Head black. Face with brownish yellow pollen Zang.
and sparse pale hairs; mystax composed of about Distribution.— China (Yunnan).
12 pale yellow bristles; frons and vertex black, with Remarks.— The new species is very similar to
white tomentum; occiput with pale hairs, but hairs L. princeps (Osten-Sacken) by the thorax shining
on lower portion long and dense; postocular bristles black without stripes and wing with a brwonish
yellow, strong. Antenna with scape blackish brown, yellow cloud in the subcostal cell. But it may be
pedicel dark brown, equal in length and global, with separated by the mystax composed of 12 pale yel-
tiny yellow bristles; postpedicel brownish yellow, low bristles and tarsi mostly yellow. In L. princeps,
2.0 times longer than total length of scape and the mystax is composed of 8 long white bristles, and
pedicel; stylus dark brown, almost 3/4 as long as the tarsal segments are black except the basal one
¿UVWÀDJHOORPHUH3URERVFLVUHGGLVKEODFNZLWKSDOH yellowish on the upper side (based on the redescrip-
hairs at apex; palpus reddish black, with pale hairs. tion of Hsia, 1949).
Thorax black. Mesonotum shining with white
tomentoum at sides and posterior apex, without ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
stripes. Wing root and metapleuron brownish yel- This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foun-
low. Hairs and bristles on thorax yellow, 1 prsu yel- dation of China (No. 30600056), a grant (No. O529YX5105)
low and strong, 1 spa black. Legs yellow; all coxae from the Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and
and knees black. Propleuron and mesopleuron with Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences).
pale hairs. Fore and mid femora with brown stripe
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Figs. 1-3. Lagynogaster saetosus sp. nov. 1. Wing; 2. epandrium and cercus (dorsal view); 3. apex of epan-
drium (dorsolateral view).
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Figs. 4-5. Lagynogaster saetosus sp. nov. 4. epandrium and cercus (lateral view); 5. hypandrium and gono-
pods (lateral view).
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Figs. 6-7. Lagynogaster saetosus sp. nov. 6. hypandrium and gonopods (ventral view); 7. cercus (ventral
view).
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Figs. 8-10. Lagynogaster yunnanensis sp. nov. 8. Wing; 9. epandrium and cercus (dorsal view); 10. epandri-
um and cercus (lateral view).
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Figs. 11-13. Lagynogaster yunnanensis sp. nov. 11. hypandrium and gonopods (lateral view); 12. hypan-
drium and gonopods (ventral view); 13. cercus (ventral view).