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2015 , Vol. 40 >Issue 1: 70 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.20150107

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A new species of Drosophila obscura species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from China

  • Ji-Min Chen ,
  • Jian-Jun Gao
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Yunnan University

Online published: 2015-01-24

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Abstract

Anew species of the Drosophila obscura speciesgroup is described here, namely Drosophila glabra sp. nov. It was recently found from the Maoershan National Nature Reserve, Guangxi,China. The characteristics of the new species are based not only onmorphological characters but also on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial COII (cytochrome c oxidasesubunit II) gene.

Key words： Genetic distance; morphology; Old World; Oriental Region; Sophophora

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Ji-Min Chen , Jian-Jun Gao . A new species of Drosophila obscura species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2015 , 40(1) : 70 -78 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150107

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