New Anthophilic Drosophila11 of Colombia2
- 15 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 72 (3) , 372-383
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/72.3.372
Abstract
Six new species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) associated with flowers in the region of Bogota, Colombia, are described and named here. D.freilejoni breeds in the composite flowers of Espeletia species, while D. desbaratabaile breeds in the uncommon spider flower, Cleome anomala. A common tree with composite flowers, Montanoa ovalifolia, is the host for D. arboloco; while D. margarita is associated with the daisy, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. D. carablanca andD. bomarea breed together in flowers of bomarea vines. Five of the new species are characterized by wide ovipositor plates with many, short, stubby teeth, and are a new anthophilic group of Drosophila having some characteristics in common with the subgenus Phloridosa. D. bomarea probably belongs to this same group, although it differs in ovipositor structure, as well as in certain behavioral traits.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- High-Altitude Drosophila of Colombia (Diptera: Drosophilidae)Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 1966