THE ZAPRIONUS OF MADAGASCAR, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 5 NEW SPECIES (DIPTERA, DROSOPHILIDAE)

Five new species in the genus Zaprionus s.st. are described from material collected in Madagascar in 1987. Four species, Z. (Z.) cercus, sp.n., Z. (Z.) litos, sp.n., Z. (Z.) simplex, sp.n. and Z. (Z) verruca, sp.n. are endemic; one, Z (Z) spinipilus, sp.n., is known also from Cameroon. A sixth species close to Z. indianus Gupta has been identified but is not described here. Zaprionus mascariensis Tsacas & David, Z sepsoides Duda and Z. campestris Chassagnard are recorded for the first time from Madagascar; previous Malagasy records of Z armatus are incorrect. The total number of Zaprionus species for Madagascar is now 13 of which only six also occur on the African mainland.