Mucha tzokotucha (lat.) Is a species of diptera insects of the family of ants (Sepsidae). First described by the Russian entomologist A. L. Ozerov in 1992.
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Etymology
The nomenclature name is given in honor of the Fly-Tsokotuha , a literary character of one of the tales of K. I. Chukovsky [1] .
Description
Body length 4.5 mm. The head is black. Cheeks are yellowish brown. Along the edge of the mouth are two vibris and seven peristomal setae. Antennae yellow, Length of first segment of antennae 2.5 times longer than width. Arista cirrus only on the dorsal side [2] .
Distribution
Originally, the species was considered endemic to Vietnam . A typical specimen is described from the Bavi region, 70 km northwest of Hanoi [1] . In 2014, a subpopulation was also found in China [3] .
Systematics
Typically, the species is considered as the only representative of the genus Mucha [4] . However, in 2012, the new taxon Mucha plumosa was described [5] , and in 2014 the species Mucha liangi [6] [7] [8] , however, these taxa are not mentioned in online catalogs . The closest relatives are representatives of the genus Dicranosepsis , from which Mucha tzokotucha is distinguished by a feathery aristo , markedly elongated by the 1st flagellomere and bristled synthergites [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ozerov A. L. A new genus and three new species of ants (Diptera, Sepsidae) from Vietnam // Zoological Journal : Journal. - 1992. - T. 71 , No. 3 . - S. 147-150 .
- ↑ Xuankun Li & Ding Yang. Mucha Ozerov and Ortalischema Frey newly recorded from China with descriptions of two new species (Diptera, Sepsidae) (Eng.) // Zootaxa: journal. - 2014 .-- Vol. 3815 , no. 2 . - P. 249–262 . - ISSN 1175-5326 . - DOI : 10.11646 / zootaxa.3815.2.5 .
- ↑ Ozerov AL A new genus and three new species of the family Sepsidae (Diptera) from China and Vietnam (Eng.) // Russian Entomological Journal,: journal. - 2012. - Vol. 21 , no. 1 . - P. 113–116 .
- ↑ ADW: Mucha tzokotucha: CLASSIFICATION
- ↑ http://zmmu.msu.ru/files/images/spec/Russ%20Ent%20J/ent21_1%20113_116%20Ozerov_(New_Seps)%20for%20Inet.pdf
- ↑ Mucha Ozerov and Ortalischema Frey newly recorded from China with descriptions of two new species (Diptera, Sepsidae)
- ↑ Mucha liangi (English) . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . www.gbif.org (February 9, 2019). doi : 10.15468 / 39omei . Date of treatment February 9, 2019.
- ↑ Mucha liangi Li & Yang, 2014, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank (English) . treatment.plazi.org. Date of treatment February 9, 2019.