Notes on the frugivorous fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) fauna of western Africa, with description of a new Dacus species

  • The species richness of the frugivorous fruit fly fauna of western African (in particular of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria) is discussed. The diversity is compared at a national level and between the ecoregions within the national boundaries of the study area. A new species, Dacus goergeni sp. nov. is described and additional taxonomic notes are presented.

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Author:Marc DeMeyerGND, Ian M. White, Kim F.M. Goodger
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-327315
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.50
Parent Title (English):European journal of taxonomy : 50
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (50)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Part of Periodical
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2013/07/18
Date of first Publication:2013/07/18
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2013/12/27
Tag:Afrotropical; Dacini; Tephritidae; West Afrcia; fruit flies
Page Number:17
First Page:1
Last Page:17
HeBIS-PPN:36306477X
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0