Description of new Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Africa, or how morphological and DNA data are complementary in discovering unknown species and matching sexes

  • Marc De Meyer Royal Museum for Central Africa, Department Biology & JEMU, Tervuren
  • Maulid Mwatawala Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science and Production, Morogoro
  • Robert S. Copeland International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi
  • Massimiliano Virgilio Royal Museum for Central Africa, Department Biology & JEMU, Tervuren
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.233
Keywords: fruit flies, Afrotropical, DNA barcoding

Abstract

This paper describes five new Ceratitis species from the eastern and southern parts of the Afrotropical Region: C. (Pterandrus) quilicii De Meyer, Mwatawala & Virgilio sp. nov.; C. (Ceratalaspis) pallidula De Meyer, Mwatawala & Virgilio sp. nov.; C. (Ceratalaspis) taitaensis De Meyer & Copeland sp. nov.; C. (Ceratalaspis) sawahilensis De Meyer & Virgilio sp. nov.; and C. (Ceratalaspis) flavipennata De Meyer & Virgilio sp. nov. Their relationships with closely allied species within their respective subgenera are discussed where appropriate, and diagnostic characters are given. DNA barcodes are provided for all new species. In addition, the hitherto unknown male of C. (Pardalaspis) serrata De Meyer, 1996 is described, based on material collected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recognition of these new species and sexes is the result of an integrative approach using morphological characters and DNA data.

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Published
2016-09-26
How to Cite
De Meyer, M., Mwatawala, M., Copeland, R. S., & Virgilio, M. (2016). Description of new Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Africa, or how morphological and DNA data are complementary in discovering unknown species and matching sexes. European Journal of Taxonomy, (233). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.233
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