Three new species of Apotropina Hendel, 1907 (Diptera: Chloropidae) of the Colombian Andean-Amazon cloud forest
The genus Apotropina Hendel is poorly known. In Colombia only one species registered. In this study, we describe three new species from Reserva Natural y Ecoturística La Ruidosa, Colombia: A. longicerci sp. nov., A. ruidosa sp. nov. and A. similis sp. nov. The three species are illustrated and identification key and occurrence map for all Colombian species are presented.
Authors
- ERIC CÓRDOBA-SUAREZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2477-7581)
- Yardany Ramos‐Pastrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-6659)
- Paula Raile Riccardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-7524)
Institutions
- Museum für Naturkunde (DE)
- Universidad de la Amazonia (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.3.7
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00