A Taxonomic Study Of Scuttle Flies (Diptera:Phoridae) In Eastern Heilongjiang Province

Phoridae is distributed worldwide with many species and is one of the larger families of Diptera.At present,more than 4000 species of 295 genera have been recorded in the world.The species differentiation is obvious and the species diversity is rich.It has great research and application value in agriculture,human health,biological control,environmental monitoring and forensic identification.The eastern part of Heilongjiang Province is located in the Palaearctic,which is composed of Changbai mountain range,Sanjiang Plain and south slope of Xiaoxing'an Mountains.It has a good natural environment and abundant insect resources,so it has important research significance.This study was the first time to research and describe the distribution of Phoridae in eastern Heilongjiang Province.It described 2 subfamilies 12 genera and 34 species of Phoridae,including 2 new species and 5 new recorded in China and 15 species were new to Heilongjiang.92 photos were presented.New species: Conicera globifolia sp.n.,Triphleba bacciliformis sp.n.New record species in China: Anevrina thoracica(Meigen),Borophaga femorata Meigen,Phora parvisaltator Goto,Gymnophora verrucata Schmitz,Phalacrotophora philoxyindis DisneyNew record species in Heilongjiang: Diplonevra abbreviata(von Roser),Diplonevra triangulata Liu,Phora saigusai Goto,Phora lacunifera Goto,Phora occidentata Malloch,Phora pubipes Schmitz,Triphleba foliclavata Liu,Triphleba ctenochaeta Beyer,Metopina hamularis Liu,Metopina sagittata Liu,Metopina paucisetalis Liu,Gymnophora nonpachyneura Liu,Phalacrotophora punctifrons Brues,Puliciphora sp.A,Pseudacteon setosus Disney.