Three new species of Zygothrica (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from the Neotropical region, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT Zygothrica (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an almost entirely Neotropical genus, with thirteen species found in other biogeographical regions. The genus includes around 130 valid species, of which 54 occur in Brazil. There have been no new descriptions of species of this genus since the 1987s, although a large number of undescribed species are recognized in entomological collections. Here, three species of Zygothrica Wiedemann (1830) are described from Brazil, and figures are presented for external morphology and terminalia.

Keywords

• Neotropical biodiversity
• Mycophagy
• Drosophilinae
• Taxonomy