Zygothrica desallei: A New Species of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Ecuador

An unusual new species of Zygothrica , Z. desallei , is described from Ecuador. This species possesses three supernumerary crossveins extending from vein R2 + 3 to the costa. Such a phenotype, while observed in other drosophilid genera such as Jeannelopsis and Scaptomyza (Tantalia ), has not been pr...

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Published in:Annals of the Entomological Society of America 2002-05, Vol.95 (3), p.314-315
Main Authors: O'Grady, P M, Vela, D, Rafael, V
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An unusual new species of Zygothrica , Z. desallei , is described from Ecuador. This species possesses three supernumerary crossveins extending from vein R2 + 3 to the costa. Such a phenotype, while observed in other drosophilid genera such as Jeannelopsis and Scaptomyza (Tantalia ), has not been previously observed in Zygothrica .
ISSN:0013-8746
DOI:10.1043/0013-8746(2002)095(0314:ZDANSO)2.0.CO;2