Revision of Claraeola (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East based on morphology and DNA barcodes

The Middle East species of Claraeola Aczél (Diptera, Pipunculidae) are revised based on morphological characteristics and sequence data from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene, using a novel COI mini-barcode protocol. Four new Claraeola species are described: C.bousynterga Motamedinia & Skevin...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H., Kelso, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6728318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534387
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.873.36645
Descripción
Sumario:The Middle East species of Claraeola Aczél (Diptera, Pipunculidae) are revised based on morphological characteristics and sequence data from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene, using a novel COI mini-barcode protocol. Four new Claraeola species are described: C.bousynterga Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov., C.heidiae Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov., C.khuzestanensis Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov., and C.mantisphalliga Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov.Eudorylasthekkadiensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987 is transferred to Claraeola, C.thekkadiensis (comb. nov.). Diagnoses, illustrations, an identification key, and a distributional map are given for the Middle East species.

Ejemplares similares