Description of new Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Africa, or how morphological and DNA data are complementary in discovering unknown species and matching sexes

Description of new Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Africa, or how morphological and DNA data are complementary in discovering unknown species and matching sexes

This paper describes five new Ceratitis species from the eastern and southern parts of the Afrotropical Region: C. (Pterandrus) quilicii De Meyer, Mwatawala & Virgilio sp. nov.; C. (Ceratalaspis) pallidula De Meyer, Mwatawala & Virgilio sp. nov.; C. (Ceratalaspis) taitaensis De Meyer & C...

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Main Authors: Marc De Meyer, Maulid Mwatawala, Robert S. Copeland, Massimiliano Virgilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2016-09-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
fruit flies
Afrotropical
DNA barcoding
Online Access:http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/357

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