Description of new Ceratitis MacLeay (Diptera, Tephritidae) species from Africa

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Natural History

Publication Date

3-4-2005

Abstract

As an addition to earlier published systematic revisions of the genus Ceratitis MacLeay, five new species are hereby described: Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) millicentae sp. n., C. (Ceratalaspis) oraria sp. n., C. (C.) perisae sp. n., and C. (C.) perseus, sp. n. all from Kenya, and C. (C.) ealensis sp. n. from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their relationship with closely allied species within the respective subgenera is discussed and differentiating characters given.

Keywords

Afrotropical, Ceratitis, New species, Tephritidae

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