Five new species of the genus Phaonia from Sichuan,China (Diptera:Muscidae)

This paper describes five new species of Phaonia R.-D.,1830 from mountainous region of Western Sichuan Prov. during years 1979-2003, i.e. Phaonia clarinigra, sp.nov., Phaonia hesperia, sp. nov., Phaonia paomashanica, sp. nov., Phaonia sichuanna, sp. nov. and Phaonia jiaodingshanica, sp. nov.. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of plant Physiology Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Acadymy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032,China.1. Phaonia clarinigra, sp. nov. (fig.1)Male:Body bright-black, femora and tibiae yellow to yellow-brown. This new species belongs to Phaonia siebecki-group and closely to Phaonia pennifuscata Fan, 1996, but the latter having the dorsal surface of scutum with grey pollen and four stripes; beret with hairs; hind tibia with a row of both of anterior and posterior setae respectively; posterior-margin of cerci in male in whole length with densely and shorter setae in lateral view. Female:Unknown. Holotype♂, Mt. Erlangshan (Forest Farm, 2680m; 29°54’N, 102°08'E), Sichuan Prov., China. 20, Vlll, 1984. Coll. by Feng Yan.2. Phaonia hesperia, sp. nov. (Fig.2)Male: Body and legs black. This new species belongs to Phaonia angelicae-subgroup and closely to Phaonia wanfodinga Feng et Ma, 2000, but the latter having the ventral surface of fore tibia with densely hairs;5th sternite without long bristle on posterior part;subapical of cerci in male on anterior-margin without a projection in lateral view and both of lateral-margins convexity on middle part in posterior view.Female:Unknown.Holotype ♂, Hanyuan (Mt. Jiaodingshan, 3550m; 29°23’N, 102°51’E), Sichuan Prov., China. 11,Ⅶ, 1988, Coll. by Feng Yan; paratypes: 2♂♂, same as holotype; 1♂, Hanyuan(Mt. Tuanbaoshan, 2800m; 29°23’N, 102°52’E). Sichuan Prov., China. 10, Ⅶ, 1988, same Collector as holotype.3. Phaonia paomashanica, sp. nov. (Fig.3)Male: Body and legs black. This new species belongs to Phaonia angelicae-subgroup and closely to Phaonia hesperia, sp. nov., but the latter having the dorsal surface of scutum with four black stripes; 5th sternite with long bristles; anterior-margin of subapical part of cerci in male with a projection.Female:Unknown.Holotype ♂, Kangding (Mt. Paomashan, 2800m; 30°07’N, 101°58’E), Sichuan Prov., China. 10, Ⅶ, 1986. Coll. by Feng Yan.4. Phaonia sichuanna, sp. nov. (Fig.4)Male: Body fuscus,legs yellow in part. this new species belongs to Phaonia shaanxiensis-subgroup and closely to Phaonia shaanxiensis Xue et Chao, 1989, but the latter having the body black-darck; dorsal surface of scutum with four black-stripes;anterior-margin of subapical part of cerci in male with a gap in lateral view.Female:Unknown.Holotype ♂, Mt. Erlangshan (Yakou, 3100m; 29°52’N, 102°10’E), Sichuan Prov., China.21, Ⅷ, 1984, Coll. by Feng Yan.5. Phaonia jiaodingshanica, sp. nov. (Fig.5)Male: Body and legs black. This new species belongs to Phaonia barkama-group and close to Phaonia nigribasalis Xue, 1996, but the latter having the both of vibrissae curved in "N" form; subbasal part of hind tibia with a pd seta;dorsal surface of abdomen with deformal patch; triangle-shape on apical part and curved in backward of surstyli.Female:Unknown.Holotype ♂Hanyuan (Mt. Jiaodingshan, 3550m; 29°23’N, 102°51’E), Sichuan Prov. China. 10, Ⅶ, 1988. Coll. by Feng Yan.