The Genus Diostracus Loew from Korea (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)

Abstract

The genus Diostracus of the family Dolichopodidae is first recorded from Korea. Diostrucus morimotoi sp. nov. is distinctive in having additional setulae on scutellum, and extensively yellow legs and it is described from southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Diostrclcus maculatus Negrobov, 1980, described from the Primorsky Territory is here recorded from many localities in southern Korea.

Six new species of Diostracus Loew (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Tibet

“…Complex structures of FI are usually associated with modified wing. The most bizarre MSSC was shown in D. fenestratus group, with It 1 distinctly shortened, almost triangular in shape, expanded portion concaved, and It 2 sinuous, with a basal denticle ( Saigusa 1984 ). The wing in this group is always ornamented, crossvein m-cu either in S-shape or running posteriorly parallel to M 1 .…”