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Issue: Vol. 61 No. 1: 12 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-12
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2025.61.1.3
Page range: 19-25
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A new species of Neosophia Guimarães, 1982 (Tachinidae, Dexiinae, Cordyligasterini), with an updated identification key

Museum Koenig Bonn, Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitatswandels, Adenauerallee 127, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
División de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Ecuador Neotropical Region new species taxonomy

Abstract

Cordyligasterini (Diptera, Tachinidae) are a New World tribe that has eight genera, including Neosophia Guimarães, 1982, which is an exclusive Neotropical genus with, until now, three described species from Brazil and Costa Rica. Herein, a new species of Neosophia, N. bella sp. nov., is described based on specimens of both sexes collected in Ecuador. In addition, a new generic diagnosis and an updated identification key to all known Neosophia species are given.

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