Caledophora (Diptera: Phoridae), a new genus from New Caledonia |
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| Authors: | Danilo César Ament Brian Victor Brown |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeir?o Preto, Universidade de S?o Paulo, Ribeir?o Preto, Brazildanament@gmail.com;3. Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Caledophora gen. nov. is described based on two new species from New Caledonia, Caledophora irwini sp.nov. and Caledophora webbi sp.nov. This genus is similar to some genera from New Zealand, but can be differentiated from them by the combination of hypopygium not being expanded dorsoventrally, frons setation 4-4-4, light body colour and wing without vein R2+3. Its phylogenetic position is inferred to be within the Bothroprosopa-group of genera. www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F6263E01-F2EF-4204-89D6-55BFD7A7AC00 |
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| Keywords: | Australasian region Phorinae systematics taxonomy |
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