Four new species of subgenus Drino (sensu stricto) Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 from China, with a review of the Chinese species (Diptera, Tachinidae)

The subgenus Drino ( sensu stricto ) Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) is a group within the tribe Eryciini, comprising 27 valid species with a wide global distribution, though it is absent from the Australasian region. The species of the subgenus Drino ( sensu stricto ) Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 (Diptera, Tachinidae) from China are revised. Fifteen valid species were recognized: D. adiscalis (Chao, 1982), D. angustivitta Liang & Chao, 1998, D. argenticeps (Macquart, 1851), D. auripollinis Chao & Liang, 1998, D. densichaeta Chao & Liang, 1998, D. facialis (Townsend, 1928), D. flava Chao & Liang, 1992, D. interfrons (Sun & Chao, 1992), D. laticornis Chao & Liang, 1998, D. latifrons Liu, Zhang & Xi, 2023, D. longicapilla Chao & Liang, 1998, D. longihirta Chao & Liang, 1992, D. lota (Meigen, 1824), D. minuta Liang & Chao, 1998, D. parafacialis Chao & Liang, 1998, and four species are described as new to science: D. liaoningensis sp. nov . (Liaoning Province, Northeast China), D. uniseta sp. nov . (Hubei Province, Central China), D. meridionalis sp. nov . (Guangxi Autonomous Region, South China) and D. oharai sp. nov . (Hubei Province, Central China). An identification key to 19 species recorded from China is provided. This is accompanied by 33 figures depicting the head, body, and male terminalia, and a distribution map for the four new species. Additionally, 90 illustrations of the head, body, and terminalia of type specimens of known species are included. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Insect Collection of Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), China.