Twenty two new species on Lonchaeidae are described from Asia.

There are still apparently many species of Lonchaeidae still unrecognised in the forests and jungles of Asia. This paper lists 22 new species from nine Asian countries. most are in the genera Lonchaea and Silba but two species are also assigned to the genus Setisquamalonchaea.                        Lonchaea gigantea

Countries and new species are :

China :  Lonchaea chinensis - Silba fragranti.

India :   Lonchaea mussoorie

South Korea : Lonchaea gachilbong -  Setisquamalonchaea korea       

Taiwan : Lonchaea biarmata - Setisquamalonchaea intermedia  - Silba nigrispicata

Thailand :   Lonchaea fangi -  Lonchaea gigantea -  Silba botanica - Silba cascadens - Silba combi - Silba foldvarii - Silba longidentata - Silba tenuipennis                  

Malaysia  : Silba bambusae - Silba breviplumosa - Silba malaysia - Silba translucens                           

Mongolia : Lonchaea mongolia

Vietnam :   Silba microcercosa

Reference :  MacGowan, I  2007  new species of Lonchaeidae ( Diptera; Schizophora) from Asia.  Zootaxa  1631 p1-32  http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01631p032f.pdf