Review of the genus Prosciara Frey (Diptera, Sciaridae) from China.

The genus Prosciara from China is reviewed and 36 species are recognized. Among them, 16 new species, P. oligotricha sp. nov., P. gyracantha sp. nov., P. hemicrypta sp. nov., P. angusta sp. nov., P. euryacantha sp. nov., P. ellipsoidea sp. nov., P. paucispina sp. nov., P. myriacantha sp. nov., P. columellata sp. nov., P. fossulata sp. nov., P. ternidigitata sp. nov., P. globoidea sp. nov., P. longispina sp. nov., P. extumida sp. nov., P. sinensis sp. nov. and P. tetracantha sp. nov. and 16 species, P. falcicula Vilkamaa & Hippa, P. latilingula Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. duplicidens Vilkamaa & Hippa, P. scopulifera Vilkamaa & Hippa, P. megachaeta Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. pentadactyla Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. pollex Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. crassidens Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. producta (Tuomikoski), P. exsecta Vilkamaa & Hippa, P. bisulcata Vilkamaa & Hippa, P. furcifera Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. latifurca Hippa & Vilkamaa, P. prolixa Vilkamaa & Hippa, P. triloba Hippa & Vilkamaa and P. decamera Hippa & Vilkamaa are reported for the first time from China. Manusciara Yang, Zhang & Yang, 1995 is recognized as a synonym of Prosciara, therefore, P. quadridigitata (Yang, Zhang & Yang, 1995) is a new combination. In addition, geographical distribution of 36 Chinese species are provided, as well as a key to all these Chinese species. This study raises the number of the species of Chinese Prosciara from three to 36.