A new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Calliphoridae) from the Amazon region and its potential distribution areas

Lucilia amazonia, sp. nov. from the Amazon region of Colombia and Brazil is described based on morphology. This species appears to be limited to the Amazon region and is quite distinctive and unlike other Lucilia in the region. A key to the species is provided following the Lucilia key in Whitworth...

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Autores:
Whitworth, Terry L.
Amat García, Eduardo Carlo
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2023
Institución:
Tecnológico de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio Tdea
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:dspace.tdea.edu.co:tdea/2847
Acceso en línea:
https://dspace.tdea.edu.co/handle/tdea/2847
Palabra clave:
Neotropical region
Região neotropical
Región neotropical
Région néotropicale
Morphology
Morfología
Morphologie
Taxonomy
Taxonomía
Taxonomie
Neotropical
key
MaxEnt
Rights
openAccess
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Description
Summary:Lucilia amazonia, sp. nov. from the Amazon region of Colombia and Brazil is described based on morphology. This species appears to be limited to the Amazon region and is quite distinctive and unlike other Lucilia in the region. A key to the species is provided following the Lucilia key in Whitworth (2014). Based on the distribution observed, its likely distribution is predicted. Key words: Neotropical; morphology; taxonomy, key, MaxE