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Issue: Vol. 5270 No. 1: 19 Apr. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-04-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.1.8
Page range: 133-138
Abstract views: 293
PDF downloaded: 98

A new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Calliphoridae) from the Amazon region and its potential distribution areas

Department of Entomology; Washington State University; Pullman; WA99164-6382; USA
Grupo de Investigación Bioforense; Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Forenses; Tecnológico de Antioquia Institución Universitaria. Medellín; Colombia
Diptera Neotropical morphology taxonomy key MaxEnt

Abstract

Lucilia amazonia, sp. nov. from the Amazon region of Colombia and Brazil is described based on morphology. This species appears to be limited to the Amazon region and is quite distinctive and unlike other Lucilia in the region. A key to the species is provided following the Lucilia key in Whitworth (2014). Based on the distribution observed, its likely distribution is predicted.

 

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