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Issue: Vol. 5661 No. 4: 17 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.4.8
Page range: 573-587
Abstract views: 45
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Discovery and descriptions of three cryptic species of the genus Drosophila Fallén (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from laboratory-maintained strains

Graduate School of Science and Engineering; Ehime University; Matsuyama; Ehime; Japan; Department of Biological Sciences; Tokyo Metropolitan University; Hachioji; Tokyo; 192-0397; Japan
Department of Life Science; Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Center for Biotechnology; and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine; National Taiwan University; Taipei 106319; Republic of China
Center for General Education; Liberal Education division; National Taiwan University; Taipei 106319; Republic of China
Graduate School of Science and Engineering; Ehime University; Matsuyama; Ehime; Japan; Department of Biological Sciences; Tokyo Metropolitan University; Hachioji; Tokyo; 192-0397; Japan
Diptera diptera drosophilidae Drosophila montium group takahashii subgroup New species

Abstract

Cryptic species are often defined as species that cannot be reliably distinguished from some known species due to their morphological similarity. Such species are casually discovered from collections of known species. In the present study, we report the discovery of three cryptic species of the subgenus Sophophora (genus Drosophila) belonging to the montium and melanogaster species groups from laboratory-maintained stocks. Based on our morphological examination, cross experiments, and molecular phylogenetic analyses, the three species were recognized as new to science and described as D. parabicornuta sp. nov., D. xitouensis sp. nov., and D. neolutea sp. nov.

 

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How to Cite

Katoh, T.K., Ting, C.-T., Tsaur, S.-C. & Watada, M. (2025) Discovery and descriptions of three cryptic species of the genus Drosophila Fallén (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from laboratory-maintained strains. Zootaxa, 5661 (4), 573–587. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.4.8