Two new species of Diostracus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

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

“…Including the species described in this work, the number of worldwide species of Diostracus has increased to 107, of which nine species occur in Tibet ( Zhu 2006 ; Zhu et al 2007a , b ; Grichanov 2013 , 2015 , 2017 ; Pusch 2014 ; Wang et al 2015 ). The six new species of Diostracus were found in Nyingchi and Shigatse areas of Tibet.…”

“…Before our study, 101 species of the genus had been reported ( Zhu 2006 ; Zhu et al 2007a , b ; Grichanov 2013 , 2015 , 2017 ; Pusch 2014 ; Wang et al 2015 ). The first Diostracus , D. prasinus Loew, was named in 1861 from the Nearctic Region, whereas most species of the genus were reported from the Palaearctic and Oriental realms.…”