A new species group, the sinensis group, is established within the genus Dichaetophora, based on a phylogenetic analysis of 37 adult morphological characters from 26 drosophilid species, including ten known species of Dichaetophora; four newly described species (Di. abnormis, Di. hainanensis, Di. bicornis, and Di. sinensis spp. nov. from China); and some representatives of related genera (Drosophila, Hirtodrosophila, and Scaptomyza).
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1 November 2005
A New Species Group in the Genus Dichaetophora Duda (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis, with Descriptions of Four New Species from China
Yao-guang Hu,
Masanori J. Toda
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China
Dichaetophora
Drosophilidae
new species group
phylogenetic tree
taxonomy