Redescription of Sibling Species of Rhinoleucophenga (Diptera: Drosophilidae): R. brasiliensis and R. fluminensis

Rhinoleucophenga Hendel comprises an unusual Drosophilidae (Diptera) genus with predaceous larvae, currently compounded by 29 nominal species with New World distribution. In the present study, Rhinoleucophenga brasiliensis (Costa Lima) and R. fluminensis (Costa Lima) are redescribed. These two speci...

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Published inNeotropical entomology Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 111 - 120
Main Authors Poppe, J L, Valente, V L S, Gottschalk, M S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.02.2019
Subjects
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Entomology
Life Sciences
Morphology and Physiology
Systematics
Biodiversity
Steganinae
Gitona
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Summary:Rhinoleucophenga Hendel comprises an unusual Drosophilidae (Diptera) genus with predaceous larvae, currently compounded by 29 nominal species with New World distribution. In the present study, Rhinoleucophenga brasiliensis (Costa Lima) and R. fluminensis (Costa Lima) are redescribed. These two species are commonly misidentified in Drosophilidae species inventories, mainly by the few morphological character details presented in the original taxonomic description. Thus, by the morphological review performed here, lectotype and paralectotypes designed to R . brasiliensis and R. fluminensis , as well as new morphological characters, drawings and photos (for the first time) are presented in order to avoid further taxonomic mistakes with those referred sibling species of Rhinoleucophenga .
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ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1007/s13744-018-0617-4