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A revision of the subgenus Dudaica Strand of the genus Drosophila Fallén, with descriptions of six new species (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Katoh TK 1 , Zhang G 1 , Toda MJ 2 , Suwito A 3 , Gao JJ 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bioresources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihubeilu, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
  • 2 Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, N10, W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
  • 3 Zoology Division (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense), Research Center for Biology-LIPI, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia
Zookeys, 2018.
PMID: 30271232 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.781.27354

Abstract

The subgenus Dudaica Strand of the genus Drosophila Fallén has been known to comprise only two species: Drosophila (Dudaica) senilis Duda, 1926 (recorded from Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bhutan, and India) and D.malayana (Takada, 1976) (recorded from Malaysia). In the present study, this subgenus is revised, with D.malayana redescribed and six new species discovered and described from China, Malaysia, and Indonesia: gracilipalpis Katoh & Gao, sp. n., puberula Katoh & Gao, sp. n., albipalpis Katoh, Toda & Gao, sp. n., qiongzhouensis Katoh & Gao, sp. n., orthophallata Katoh, Toda & Gao, sp. n., and dissimilis Katoh & Gao, sp. n. Both morphological and molecular data (DNA barcodes) are used to distinguish the above species. A key to species of this subgenus is provided.

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