Six new species of the genera Drosophila and Hirtodrosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) of Podocarpus National Park.

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Ana Danitza Peñafiel-Vinueza
Violeta Rafael

Abstract

Seven new species of the genera Drosophila and Hirtodrosophila from the tropical and
cloud forests of the Podocarpus National Park, province of Loja and Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, are
described and illustrated: The species are: Drosophila cajanuma sp. nov., D. kasha sp. nov., D. podocarpus
sp. nov., D. wachi sp. nov., Hirtodrosophila lojana sp. nov. and H. villonacu sp. nov. The flies were captured
using plastic bottles containing pieces of fermented banana with yeast.

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Peñafiel-Vinueza AD, Rafael V. Six new species of the genera Drosophila and Hirtodrosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) of Podocarpus National Park. REMCB [Internet]. 2018Nov.15 [cited 2024Jul.3];40(1):23-2. Available from: https://remcb-puce.edu.ec/remcb/article/view/781
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