Morphological Description and Potential Geographic Distribution of the Genus <i>Dolichopus</i> Latreille (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Dolichopodinae) in Inner Mongolia, China

Abstract

Eight species of Dolichopus Latreille were previously recorded in Inner Mongolia. However, there have been only a few studies on their potential distribution. Here, three newly discovered species from Inner Mongolia are described, namely Dolichopus (Dolichopus) apicimaculatus sp. nov., Dolichopus (Dolichopus) jiufengensis sp. nov., and Dolichopus (Dolichopus) luae sp. nov. There were also twelve known Dolichopus species that were newly recorded in Inner Mongolia, including the newly recorded subgenus Hygroceleuthus. A key to the Dolichopus species from Inner Mongolia and the potential geographic distribution of Dolichopus in Inner Mongolia were provided. Potential geographic distribution of the genus in Inner Mongolia were determined as well.

Keywords

• Diptera
• Dolichopodidae
• <i>Dolichopus</i>
• Inner Mongolia
• geographic distribution