Taxonomic notes and genus reassignments for recently described species in the genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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Cerretti, Pierfilippo
Zhang, Dong
Zhang, Chuntian
Date Issued
December 31, 2024
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article
Volume
7
Issue
2
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2628-2380
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A brief taxonomic revision on seven recently described species originally assigned to the tachinid genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae: Macquartiini) prompted the following taxonomic and nomenclatural changes: (i) Macquartia setifacies Zhang & Li, 2023 is reassigned to the genus Gnadochaeta in the tribe Myiophasiini (unplaced to subfamily in Tachinidae), as Gnadochaeta setifacies (Zhang & Li, 2023), comb. nov.; (ii) Macquartia sichuanensis Zhang & Zhang, 2023 is a junior synonym of Pseudebenia trisetosa Shima & Tachi, 2010, syn. nov.; (iii) Macquartia barkamensis Zhang & Zhang, 2023, M. brunneisquama Zhang & Li, 2022, M. chinensis Zhang & Li, 2022, M. flavipedicel Zhang & Li, 2022, and M. flavifemorata Zhang & Li, 2022 are moved to Tachinidae incertae sedis.
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