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30 June 2023 Description of Tonnoira chuki sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Ecuador, with an updated identification key for the genus Tonnoira
Santiago Jaume-Schinkel
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Abstract

Tonnoira chuki sp. n. is described based on specimens collected in a pre-mountain rainforest in Pichincha Province, northeastern Ecuador. Illustrations and photographs of the new species are provided. The identification key to males of the genus is updated. Furthermore, the first published DNA barcodes (COI) for the genus are provided.

Tonnoira chuki sp. n. wird anhand von Exemplaren beschrieben, die in einem Vorgebirgsregenwald der Provinz Pichincha im Nordosten Ecuadors gesammelt wurden. Die neue Art wird anhand Illustrationen und Fotos dargestellt. Der Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Männchen der Gattung wird aktualisiert. Zudem werden die ersten DNABarcodes (COI) für die Gattung zur Verfügung gestellt.

Santiago Jaume-Schinkel "Description of Tonnoira chuki sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Ecuador, with an updated identification key for the genus Tonnoira," Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History 6(1), 51-57, (30 June 2023). https://doi.org/10.18476/2023.462484
Received: 2 November 2022; Accepted: 13 June 2023; Published: 30 June 2023
KEYWORDS
dark taxa
DNA barcoding
moth flies
new taxa
Psychodinae
Taxonomy.
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