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

• Published in: Neotropical entomology Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 111 - 120
• Main Authors: Poppe, J L, Valente, V L S, Gottschalk, M S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Agriculture; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Entomology; Life Sciences; Morphology and Physiology; Systematics; Biodiversity; Steganinae; Gitona

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...