Five new species found in Mount Wuyi National Park! They are all "dancing flies" insects | Huang Yin | country
The reporter learned from the Scientific Research and Monitoring Center of Mount Wuyi National Park that during the background survey of biological resources in Mount Wuyi National Park, researchers found five new species of insects of the genus Coptis, namely Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, Coptis, and Coptis in Mount Wuyi. At present, the relevant scientific research results have been published in the insect taxonomy journal "Journal of Insect Taxonomy".
In April 2021, the Mount Wuyi National Park Administration launched a three-year background survey of biological resources. More than 100 experts from several scientific research institutions and universities went to the field many times to comprehensively investigate the main ecosystems and biological groups of Mount Wuyi National Park. Up to now, 24 new species have been found in the survey. During the investigation, researchers collected a large number of insect samples and observed the morphological characteristics of adult insect samples through stereoscopy and microscopy. Using morphological classification methods, they identified them as new species.
Ma Fangzhou, Associate Researcher at the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced that the body shape of yellow shouldered flying flies is generally small, with adult body lengths ranging from 1.8 millimeters to 2.8 millimeters. The male insect has a thick and large abdominal end, while the female insect has a thin tip. Their larvae live under ground cover, rocks, or soil, while adults live on land and mostly move on plant surfaces and above ground. The prey mainly includes important economic or health pests such as psyllids, aphids, crustaceans, mosquitoes, flies, and mites.
Ma Fangzhou said that the discovery of a new species of the Yellow Hidden Shoulder Dancing Fly genus has an important role in clarifying the insect resources of the Yellow Hidden Shoulder Dancing Fly genus. At the same time, it is of great significance in the comprehensive management of harmful organisms through biological control, and in the research of indicator organisms for biodiversity and environmental assessment.