taxonID	type	description	language	source
8B0F87ACFD50B45FFF0AFE3A8479FA94.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 3)	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD50B45FFF0AFE3A8479FA94.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Six strong dc bristles and 11 – 12 irregularly paired acr bristles present. Tarsomere II 1 elongated (longer than corresponding tibia, and than total length tarsomere II 2 - 5). Abdominal segment 5 without ventral projection; hypopygium black. Male. Body length 3.5 mm, wing length 3.3 mm. Head metallic green with pale gray pollen; eyes contiguous on median portion of face. Hairs and bristles on head black; postocular bristles pale. Antenna brownish; first flagellomere about as long as wide, apex somewhat round (Fig. 2); arista brown with short basal segment. Proboscis brownish with yellow hairs; palpus pale, with black hairs and 2 black apical bristles. Thorax yellow with yellow pollen; scutellum and metanotum dark brown; pteropleuron with a small black spot just below wing base. Hairs and bristles on thorax black, 6 strong dc bristles (on middle and posterior portion of mesonotum), 11 – 12 irregularly paired acr bristles present. Propleuron with 1 yellow bristle on lower portion. Scutellum with 2 pairs of bristles, apical pair long and strong, basal pair about 1 / 3 of apical pair in length. Legs yellow; all coxae yellow; all tarsi with tarsomeres 2 – 5 brownish to dark brown outward. Hairs and bristles on legs black. Coxa I with black hairs and 4 – 6 black bristles on antero-apical portion; coxa II with black hairs and 2 – 3 black anterior and apical bristles; coxa III with 1 black outer bristle at middle. Tibia II with 2 ad bristles and 2 pd bristles, apically with 3 bristles; tibia III with 3 ad bristles, 3 pd bristles, and row of about 8 - 10 v bristles, apically with 3 bristles. Tarsomere II 1 with 1 ad bristle and 4 – 5 pd bristles; tarsomeres III 1 – 4 each with row of short v bristles. Relative lengths of tibia and 5 tarsomeres of legs LI 4.2: 3.6: 1.8: 2.2: 1.6: 1.0; LII 4.6: 7.4: 1.8: 1.6: 1.0: 0.6; LIII 9.0: 3.2: 2.8: 1.8: 1.0: 0.6. Wing (Fig. 1) hyaline; veins dark brown, M gently bent apically and convergent with R 4 + 5; CuAx ratio 0.4. Squama yellow with brown margin, with pale hairs. Halter pale. Abdomen yellow with yellow pollen; terga 2 – 5 each with large black basal spot; hypopygium shiny black. Abdominal segment 5 without ventral projection. Setae and bristles on abdomen chiefly black. Genitalia (Fig. 3). Epandrium as long as wide, basally with 2 large lateral processes; surstylus with wide dorsal lobe bearing shallow concave apex, ventral lobe slender and curved, with 3 apical bristles. Cercus white, somewhat rectangular, bearing white hairs. Aedeagus black, slender. Female. Body length 3.2 mm, wing length 3.5 mm. Similar to male.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD50B45FFF0AFE3A8479FA94.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype: male, Hainan: Jianfengling, Tianchi, 2007. VI. 5, Jinxian Liu. Paratype: 1 female, same data as holotype. Holotype and paratype deposited in CAU.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD50B45FFF0AFE3A8479FA94.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet derives from the type locality in Hainan.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD50B45FFF0AFE3A8479FA94.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Hainan.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD50B45FFF0AFE3A8479FA94.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new species is similar to Neurigona yunnana Wang, Yang et Grootaert from Yunnan, but can be separated from the latter by having 10 – 11 irregularly paired acr and tarsomere I 5 dark brown. In N. yunnana, 17 – 18 irregularly paired acr bristles are present and tarsomere I 5 is white.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD51B459FF0AFA81833DFDAE.taxon	description	(Figs. 4 – 7)	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD51B459FF0AFA81833DFDAE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scutellum brownish. Seven strong dc bristles, 11 – 12 irregularly paired acr bristles. Tarsomere I 4 short, with basal half swollen and apical half concave ventrally, tarsomere I 5 with basal 1 / 4 swollen and middle portion concave ventrally. Abdominal segment 5 without ventral projection. Male. Body length 4.5 – 4.7 mm, wing length 4.0 – 4.2 mm. Head metallic green with pale gray pollen; face narrow, eyes separate on face. Setae and bristles on head black; postocular bristles pale. Antenna yellow (Fig. 5); first flagellomere about 1.2 times longer than wide, somewhat acute apically; arista brown with basal segment 0.1 times as long as apical segment. Proboscis brownish yellow with pale hairs; palpus pale yellow, with pale setae. Thorax yellow with yellow pollen; scutellum (except posterior margin) and metanotum brownish; pteropleuron with small black spot just below wing base. Setae and bristles on thorax black, but those on pronotum and propleuron yellow; 7 strong dc bristles, 11 – 12 irregularly paired acr bristles. Propleuron with 1 yellow bristle on lower portion. Legs yellow; coxae I-III yellow. Setae and bristles on legs black. Coxa I with black setae and black bristles on apical portion. Coxa III with 1 black outer bristle near middle. Tibia II with 3 ad bristles, 2 pd bristles, and 1 - 2 v bristles, apically with 3 bristles; hind tibia with 3 ad bristles, 3 pd bristles, and 3 - 4 v bristles, apically with 4 bristles. Tarsomere I 4 short (about 2 / 3 of tarsomere I 5 in length), with basal half swollen and apical half concave ventrally, tarsomere I 5 with basal 1 / 4 swollen and middle portion concave ventrally (Fig. 6). Tarsomere II 1 with 1 ad bristle and 4 – 6 short black v bristles; tarsomeres III 1 – 3 each with row of short v bristles, tarsomere III 4 with 5 short v bristles, tarsomere III 5 with 1 - 2 short v bristles. Relative lengths of tibia and 5 tarsomeres of legs LI 4.6: 4.2: 2.0: 0.8: 0.5: 0.8; LII 4.0: 4.1: 1.2: 1.0: 0.5: 0.4; LIII 6.2: 1.7: 2.2: 1.2: 0.8: 0.4. Wing (Fig. 4) hyaline with grayish; veins black, M 1 + 2 strongly bent apically and convergent with R 4 + 5; CuAx ratio 0.5. Squama yellow with pale hairs. Halter yellow. Abdomen yellow with yellow pollen; terga 2 – 4 each with large black basal spot; hypopygium shiny black. Abdominal segment 5 without ventral projection. Setae on abdomen chiefly black. Genitalia (Fig. 7). Epandrium somewhat round, basally with 2 slender processes. Surstylus with dorsal lobe wide, with acute apex; ventral lobe long and curved apex, with apical hairs. Cercus white, with wide base and slender apex. Female. Body length 5.3 - 5.5 mm, wing length 4.8 - 4.9 mm. Similar to male, fore tarsus normal.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD51B459FF0AFA81833DFDAE.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype: male, Sichuan: Leshan, Lvxin, 2009. VIII. 18, Yan Li. Paratypes: 2 males and 4 females, same data as holotype. Holotype and paratypes deposited in CAU.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD51B459FF0AFA81833DFDAE.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet derives from the type locality in Sichuan.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD51B459FF0AFA81833DFDAE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Sichuan.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD51B459FF0AFA81833DFDAE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species is similar to Neurigona concaviuscula Yang, but can be separated from the latter by the 11 – 12 irregularly paired acr, and the fore tibia lacking ad bristles. In N. concaviuscula, there are 17 - 18 irregularly paired acr, and the fore tibia has 1 ad bristle.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD57B459FF0AFD8A8288F849.taxon	description	(Figs. 8 – 10)	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD57B459FF0AFD8A8288F849.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Seven strong dc bristles, pleuron chiefly black. Tarsomere I 5 distinctly elongated and swollen, covered with dense spine-like bristles dorsally and laterally. Male. Body length 4.4 mm, wing length 4.2 mm. Head metallic green with pale gray pollen; face narrow, eyes separate on face. Hairs and bristles on head black; postocular bristles pale. Antenna yellow (Fig. 8); first flagellomere about as long as wide, somewhat obtuse apically; arista brownish with basal segment 0.1 times as long as apical segment. Proboscis pale with pale setae; palpus pale yellow, with pale setae and 2 yellow apical bristles. Thorax yellow with yellow pollen; mesonotum with anterior margin black, and with black lateral spots on mid and posterior portion; scutellum yellow; metanotum black; propleuron black, pteropleuron and all posterior pleuron whole black. Setae and bristles on thorax black; 7 strong dc bristles, 7 – 8 irregularly paired acr bristles. Propleuron with pale hairs and 1 yellow bristle on lower portion. Legs yellow [tarsomere II 3 - 5 broken]; fore tibia and tarsomere I 1 brown, tarsomere I 5 black; tarsomere III 2 - 5 brown. Setae and bristles on legs black. Coxa I with yellow setae and 4 – 6 yellow bristles on apical portion; coxa III with 1 black outer bristle near middle; tarsomere I 5 distinctly elongated and swollen, covered with dense spine-like bristles dorsally and laterally (Fig. 9). Tibia II with 2 ad bristles, 1 pd bristle, and 2 v bristles, apically with 3 bristles; hind tibia with 4 ad bristles, 3 - 4 pd bristle, and 5 - 6 v bristles, apically with 4 bristles. All segment 1 of tarsomere I-III each with row of 5 - 6 v bristles. Relative lengths of tibia and 5 tarsomeres of legs LI 5.0: 6.0: 2.7: 1.3: 0.3: 0.6; LII 7.0: 7.0: 2.9:?:?:?; LIII 5.0: 6.0: 2.7: 1.3: 0.3: 0.6. Wing hyaline; veins black, M 1 + 2 strongly bent apically and convergent with R 4 + 5; CuAx ratio 0.5. Squama yellow with pale setae. Halter yellow. Abdomen yellow with yellow pollen; terga 1 – 5 each with large black basal spot; hypopygium shiny black. Abdominal segment 5 without ventral projection. Setae on abdomen chiefly black. Genitalia (Fig. 10). Epandrium somewhat round, basally with 2 slender processes, each with furcated apex. Surstylus with wide dorsal lobe; ventral lobe long and wide, with slender finger-like projection apically. Cercus white, somewhat round, with short setae. Female. Unknown.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD57B459FF0AFD8A8288F849.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype: male, Neimenggu: Moerdaoga, 2009. VII. 21, Gang Yao. Holotype deposited in CAU.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD57B459FF0AFD8A8288F849.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet derives from the collector Gang Yao.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD57B459FF0AFD8A8288F849.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Neimenggu.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD57B459FF0AFD8A8288F849.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species is similar to Neurigona micropyga Negrobov, but can be separated from the latter by the chiefly black pleuron and the normal fore claw. In N. micropyga, the pleuron is chiefly yellow, and the fore claw is distinctly elongated, spine-like.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD54B45BFF0AF95481F2FE3E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Thorax dark metallic green with pale grey pollen, pleuron shiny black, mesonotum dark metallic green with pale lateral margin. Fore tarsomere 4 with ventral surface of basal half somewhat swollen, with dense pale setae; tarsomere 5 with long claws chiefly black with yellow base. Male cercus elongated, with special setae and process.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD54B45BFF0AF95481F2FE3E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂ and 2 ♀, Beijing, Mentougou, Baihuashan, 2005. VII. 15, Junhua Zhang (CAU); 1 ♂, Beijing: Mentougou, Baihuashan, 2005. VII. 16, Hui Dong & Kuiyan Zhang (CAU).	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
8B0F87ACFD54B45BFF0AF95481F2FE3E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species is somewhat similar to species of Neurigona, but can be separated from the latter by the metallic green mesonotum and elongated male cercus. In species of Neurigona, the mesonotum is mainly yellow, at most with metallic green spots, and the male cercus is short and round (Naglis 2002). Viridigona zhangae represents a new Palearctic record for the genus. Viridigona Naglis is now distributed in the Neotropical, Nearctic and Palaearctic regions with 29 known species. Only one species of this genus is currently known from China.	en	Wang, Mengqing, Chen, Hongyin, Yang, Ding (2010): New species of the genus Neurigona (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Zootaxa 2517 (1): 53-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2517.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2517.1.6
