Revision of the east Asian genus Achelipoda Yang, Zhang & Zhang, 2007 (Diptera: Empididae: Hemerodromiinae) including designation of a neotype for Achelipoda pictipennis (Bezzi, 1912) and descriptions of six new species

Abstract

The genus Achelipoda Yang, Zhang & Zhang, 2007 (Diptera: Empididae: Hemerodromiinae) is revised. The original type of Achelipoda pictipennis (Bezzi, 1912) from Taiwan has been lost and a neotype is designated to clarify the concept of the species. Full descriptions and keys are provided and six new species are described: A. kanaklua sp. n., A. kharkhema sp. n., and A. ngamlailai sp. n. from Thailand; A. vietnamensis sp. n. from Vietnam; A. tumida sp. n. from Singapore and A. subobscura sp. n. from Indonesia. The relationships of Achelipoda with other Chelipoda-like Hemerodromiinae are discussed.