First Record of Neoascia anassa Reemer and Hippa, 2005 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from China with Description of Previously Unknown Female

Authors

  • Nawaz Haider Bashir College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0206-2435
  • Muhammad Naeem College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China
  • Muhammad Asghar Hassan Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 P.R. China
  • Jeroen van Steenis Syrphidae Foundation, Schaepmanlaan 2, 3741 VC, the Netherlands https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9231-1516
  • Xinchang Li Chengde Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Chengde 067000, China https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5438-7282
  • Huanhuan Chen College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i2.2783

Abstract

Neoascia anassa Reemer & Hippa, 2005, previously described from Vietnam based on a single male, is newly recorded from the Oriental Region of China, Yunnan Province. The first description of the unknown female and detailed figures of female and male are provided.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Naeem, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China

Associate Professor

Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 P.R. China

Postdoc researcher

Jeroen van Steenis, Syrphidae Foundation, Schaepmanlaan 2, 3741 VC, the Netherlands

Chairman of the Syrphidae Foundation Chief editor of Journaal van Syrphidae

Xinchang Li, Chengde Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Chengde 067000, China

Associate Professor

Huanhuan Chen, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, China

Associate Professor

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Published

31.07.2025

How to Cite

Bashir, N. H., Naeem, M., Hassan, M. A., Steenis, J. van, Li, X., & Chen, H. (2025). First Record of Neoascia anassa Reemer and Hippa, 2005 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from China with Description of Previously Unknown Female. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 27(2), 247–254. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v27i2.2783

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2025): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society