Two new species of Cephalops Fallén (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Colombia, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species
Cephalops Falln, 1810 has a cosmopolitan distribution. Two new species of Cephalops are here described from protected areas of Colombia, namely Cephalops baldiensis sp. nov. (type locality: Pramos Baldas, Antioquia) and C. farallonensis sp. nov. (type locality: Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali, Valle del Cauca). With this paper, the number of Cephalops species from the Neotropical Region increase from 17 to 19 and in Colombia from 5 to 7. Illustrations of the new species, dichotomous key to males and a distribution map of the Colombian species is presented.
Authors
- Marta Wolff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-7083)
- Yardany Ramos‐Pastrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-6659)
- Eric Crdoba-Suarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2477-7581)
Institutions
- Universidad de Antioquia (CO)
- Universidad de la Amazonia (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.3.6
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00