0096. First record for the recently discovered hangingfly <I>Bittacus monastyrskiyi</I> Bicha, 2007 (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from Há Tay Province, Vietnam

Abstract

I provide the first record for the recently described hangingfly, Bittacus monastyrskiyi Bicha, 2007, from Há Tay Province (Ba Vi National Park), Vietnam, along with new seasonal, altitudinal, and habitat data. This is the only described species of bittacid from Vietnam, and this new record extends its range100 km northnorthwest from its type locality in Cuc Phuong National Park, Thanh Hoa Province.