A new species of Neosilba (Diptera, Lonchaeidae) associated with fig orchards in Mexico

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Journal article
Creator (person)
Macgowan, Iain
Navarro-de-la-Fuente, Laura
Williams, Trevor
Lasa, Rodrigo
Date published
January 31, 2025
Abstract
A distinctive species of Neosilba Waddill & Weems, namely Neosilba flavitarsis sp. nov is described from specimens reared from cultivated figs in Mexico. DNA sequencing confirms that the species belongs in the genus Neosilba and it is placed in a phylogenetic tree with other close relatives.
Journal title
Zootaxa
Volume
5583
Issue
1
Publisher
Magnolia Press
ISSN
1175-5326
eISSN
1175-5334
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