›› 2000, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (-1): 172-179.

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Endemic curviceps species-subgroupof Drosophila (Drosophila) immigrans speciesgroupin China(Diptera,Drosophilidae),with description of two new species

ZHANG Wen-xia   

  • Online:2000-12-20 Published:2000-12-20

Abstract: This paper deals with the endemic curviceps species-subgroup of Drosophila(Drosophila) immigrans species-group in China, including 9 known species and 2 new species, D.shi sp.nov. and D.brevipapilla sp.nov. Among them, 3 pecies(audientis,taipinsanensis and nigrodigita)are distributed in Taiwan, and all other species in Chinese continent,concentrating in southern-west China and showing distinctly geographical replacement.All the types are deposited in the College of Life Sciences,Peking University,except for 1 paratype of brevipapilla which is deposited in Kunming Institute of Zoology,the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Key words: Drosophila(Drosophila)curviceps species-subgroup, geographical distribution, new species