Catorce nuevas especies del género Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae) en el Bosque húmedo montano del Volcán Pasochoa, Pichincha, Ecuador

Abstract

Catorce nuevas especies del género

Cinco especies nuevas de Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae) relacionadas con Araceae

“…Los cinco taxones nuevos presentan el edeago alargado como las especies de los otros grupos de drosófilas relacionadas con flores, por ejemplo D. flavopilosa (Brncic, 1966(Brncic, , 1983Santos & Vilela, 2005;Vela & Rafael, 2005); D. bromeliae (Val & Marques, 1996;Silva & Martins, 2004;Grimaldi, 2016) y D. onychophora (Hunter, 1979;Vilela & Bächli, 1990;Hunter, 1992;Figuero & Rafael, 2011;Figuero et al, 2012).…”

Five new species of Drosophila guarani group from the Andes of southern Ecuador (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

“…Nineteen species have been previously placed in the guarani group (Vilela and Bachli 1990; Vilela and Pereira 1993; Vela and Rafael 2004; Vela and Rafael 2005; Ratcov et al 2017; Vaz et al 2018). Their distribution is restricted to Central and South America (Kastritsis 1969).…”

“…Vela and Rafael (2004) described three new species from the Pasochoa forest in Pichincha, Ecuador: Drosophilaecuatoriana , D.pichinchana , and D.quitensis . Later Vela and Rafael (2005) described D.cuscungu , which also became part of the guarani group. In a recent study Ratcov et al (2017) described D.butantan and assigned D.nigrifemur Duda, 1927 to this group.…”

Two new species in the Drosophila flavopilosa and Drosophila morelia species groups (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the eastern Andes of Ecuador

“…Four species of the D. flavopilosa species group are present in Ecuador, D. korefae Vela & Rafael (2004), D. sisa Vela & Rafael (2005), D. suni Vela & Rafael (2005) and D. taxohuaycu Vela & Rafael (2005). With few exceptions the species of this group are entirely or mostly dull yellow in color; they have a rather high costal index, a single strong oral bristle and six acrostichal rows on the thorax.…”