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Issue: Vol. 3023 No. 1: 12 Sep. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-09-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3023.1.3
Page range: 51–60
Abstract views: 80
PDF downloaded: 3

A new European species of Drymeia Meigen (Diptera: Muscidae) near D. brumalis (Rondani), with observations of a unique prestomal teeth structure

Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Diptera Muscidae Drymeia new species Europe prestomal teeth

Abstract

A new species of Drymeia Meigen, D. pyrenaea sp. nov. is described and distinguished from the very similar D. brumalis (Rondani) based on material from northern Spain and Portugal. It is argued that records of D. brumalis and possibly even D. alpicola (Rondani) from outside Europe are probably based on misidentifications. A previously unnoticed, unique prestomal teeth structure is reported from several species of Drymeia. Preliminary observations show a remarkable diversity in prestomal teeth structure among species of Drymeia. This is documented by images of flat mounted labella.

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