A new Amazonian species from the Drosophila annulimana species group (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Drosophila caxiuana sp. nov., Drosophila subgenus, is described and illustrated. This new species was collected in the Amazonian Biome (Caquajó river, Portel, Pará, Brazil) and is an atypical species to the group due the unusual morphology of the male terminalia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco S. Gottschalk, Marlúcia B. Martins, Catarina de L. B. Praxedes, Hermes F. de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262012000400006&lng=en&tlng=en
Description
Summary:Drosophila caxiuana sp. nov., Drosophila subgenus, is described and illustrated. This new species was collected in the Amazonian Biome (Caquajó river, Portel, Pará, Brazil) and is an atypical species to the group due the unusual morphology of the male terminalia.
ISSN:1806-9665