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Two new species of Cephalops Fallén (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Colombia, and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Cephalops Falln, 1810 has a cosmopolitan distribution. Two new species of Cephalops are here described from protected areas of Colombia, namely Cephalops baldiensis sp. nov. (type locality: Pramos Baldas, Antioquia) and C. farallonensis sp. nov. (type locality: Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali, Valle del Cauca). With this paper, the number of Cephalops species from the Neotropical Region increase from 17 to 19 and in Colombia from 5 to 7. Illustrations of the new species, dichotomous key to males and a distribution map of the Colombian species is presented.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.3.6

Authors: YARDANY RAMOS-PASTRANA, ERIC CÓRDOBA-SUAREZ, MARTA WOLFF

Institutions: Universidad de la Amazonia, Universidad de Antioquia

Language: English

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409468925

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