Description of a new Brazilian species of Mycodrosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae) with emphasis on the morphology of phallic sclerites

Mycodrosophila is a cosmopolitan genus of Drosophilidae that comprises approximately 130 species with mycophagous habitats. In this study, we described a new species of Mycodrosophila based on morphological traits and included details of the male terminalia. The holotype is from Eugênio Lefévre, loc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 2019-07, Vol.63 (3), p.250-253
Hauptverfasser:	Mendes, Mayara Ferreira, Gottschalk, Marco Silva
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atlantic Rain Forest Drosophilidae ENTOMOLOGY Insecta Male terminalia Morphology Mycodrosophila New species Physical characteristics Rainforests Sclerites Southeastern Brazil
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycodrosophila is a cosmopolitan genus of Drosophilidae that comprises approximately 130 species with mycophagous habitats. In this study, we described a new species of Mycodrosophila based on morphological traits and included details of the male terminalia. The holotype is from Eugênio Lefévre, locality in Campos do Jordão municipality, SP, Brazil, located in the Atlantic rainforest biome and was sampled in the 1930s.
ISSN:	0085-5626 1806-9665 1806-9665
DOI:	10.1016/j.rbe.2019.05.003