Seven new species of Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae) from Ecuador

Fogaça, João Manuel; Carvalho, Cláudio José Barros de

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2015.05.001

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“…The male terminalia and female ovipositor illustrated by Lopes and Couri (1987, figs 1-5) and the male also by Fogaça and Carvalho (2015, figs 1-3). In the keys by Patittucci et al (2013) and Fogaça and Carvalho (2015). Stein, 1911 Figs 57-60 Syntype.…”

Section: Lectotype Of Limnophora Variabilismentioning

confidence: 98%

Type specimens of Limnophorini (Diptera: Muscidae) deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Couri¹,

Pont²

2020

Zoologia

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Section: Lectotype Of Limnophora Variabilismentioning

confidence: 98%

Type specimens of Limnophorini (Diptera: Muscidae) deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

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Pont²

2020

Zoologia

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“…The Muscidae family is located along all the biogeographic regions that do not present arid habits (Achint and Singh 2021). In higher altitudes and latitudes, they include a great number of individuals and species, exhibiting a total of 846 species for the neotropical region (Fogaça and de Carvalho 2015). The Coenosiinae subfamily shows the greater number of species in the family, since it represents 40% of all the muscids (De Carvalho 2002).…”

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“…However, in North America there are fewer species and in New Zealand there is no record for it (Pont et al 2012), there are approximately 350 species inside this genus in the world (Pont et al 2012). In Ecuador, nine species have been registered (Fogaça and De Carvalho 2015). Limnophora larvae are aquatic and semi-aquatic (Pont and Ivković 2013), they opt for being close to algae and moss, since several flies oviposit in these substrates, giving them food and shelter (Glime 2021).…”

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Genetic variation of Limnophora marginata Stein, 1904 (Diptera: Muscidae), associated with an altitudinal gradient in Pedro Moncayo Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador

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VIVAS²,

LÓPEZ³

2023

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Aguilar KEV, Vivas AYS, Acosta-López C. 2023. Genetic variation of Limnophora marginata Stein, 1904 (Diptera: Muscidae), associated with an altitudinal gradient in Pedro Moncayo Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador. Biodiversitas 24: 269-275. Analyzing heterogeneity in insect populations is relevant to understanding its biology. Thus, we analyzed the genetic variability of two populations of “hunter-flies”, Limnophora marginata Stein, 1904 associated with an altitudinal gradient in the Tocachi and Jerusalem localities, in the Pedro Moncayo Canton, Ecuador, using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of the mitochondrial Cytochrome oxidase I gene. Thirty alleles were detected from analysis with five restriction enzymes; the percentage of polymorphic loci was higher in Tocachi (96.67%) than in Jerusalem (80%). Haplotypes were generated with the corresponding alleles, resulting in a different haplotype for each analyzed individual. Several estimators were used to characterize the population structure. The Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) evidenced the existence of higher intra-population variability (94%) than inter-population (6%), showing similar information to that found through haplotype analysis. The Fst fixation index indicated that there is no genetic difference between populations (0.056, P<0.05). Nei's genetic distance and Nei's similarity index indicated that L. marginata populations did not show differences between populations. From the results we deduce that the evolutionary force that may be modelling the existent genetic variability may be gene flow, thus establishing a low inter-population genetic structure. The mitochondrial DNA Cytochrome oxidase I gene was an advantageous molecular marker to obtain results that established intra and inter population variability. The characteristics of the mitochondrial DNA were useful to successfully apply the PCR-RFLP technique. Our findings highlight the existence of ecosystem connectivity between L. marginata populations despite altitudinal and habitat differences.

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“…noted that dipteran sampling in the Andean highlands revealed an incredible diversity of flies, including Muscidae (de Carvalho and Pont 2006;Soares and de Carvalho 2007;Couri 2008;Couri and de Carvalho 2008;Pérez et al 2012;Fogaça and de Carvalho 2015;Patitucci et al 2016;Gomes et al 2018). At least 30% of all currently described Neotropical muscid species are recorded from the Andes (out of a total of 900 species; de Carvalho et al 2005).…”

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“…() noted that dipteran sampling in the Andean highlands revealed an incredible diversity of flies, including Muscidae (de Carvalho and Pont ; Soares and de Carvalho ; Couri ; Couri and de Carvalho ; Pérez et al . ; Fogaça and de Carvalho ; Patitucci et al . ; Gomes et al .…”

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New genus and new species of Muscidae (Diptera) from the Andes highlands and discussion of its phylogenetic position based on morphological evidence

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The Andes harbours a rich diversity of Muscidae. A new muscid genus, Polletella de Carvalho & Haseyama, gen. nov., is described from the Ecuadorian and Peruvian highlands, and it comprises three new species: Polletella polleti de Carvalho, Haseyama & Gomes, sp. nov. (type species) and Polletella norrbomi de Carvalho, Haseyama & Gomes, sp. nov., both from Loja, Cajanuma, Ecuador, and Polletella inca de Carvalho, Haseyama & Gomes, sp. nov. from Cuzco, Peru. Collected data indicate that species of Polletella are probably confined to high‐altitude cloud Andean forests and may be abundant at 3000 m. A key to the species of Polletella is provided. The morphological features and a morphology‐based phylogenetic analysis indicate that Polletella is monophyletic and that it does not concur with the current concepts of any of the Neotropical Phaoniinae genera.

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Seven new species of Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae) from Ecuador

Cited by 4 publications

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Type specimens of Limnophorini (Diptera: Muscidae) deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Type specimens of Limnophorini (Diptera: Muscidae) deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Genetic variation of Limnophora marginata Stein, 1904 (Diptera: Muscidae), associated with an altitudinal gradient in Pedro Moncayo Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador

New genus and new species of Muscidae (Diptera) from the Andes highlands and discussion of its phylogenetic position based on morphological evidence

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