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[B] Eudicrana chingaza [C] E. maculata [D] E. merizaldei Henao-Sepúlveda, Wolff & Amorim, 2020 |
Abstract
Four new species of the sciophiline genus Eudicrana Loew are described for the Eastern and Central Andes of Colombia–Eudicrana silvaandina sp. nov., E. chingaza sp. nov., E. maculata sp. nov. and E. merizaldei. These are the first species of Eudicrana described from the extreme northern range of the Andes. The altitudinal distribution of these species in the paramos and high Andean forest ecosystems is restricted to 1750–3660 m a.s.l. and some other information on the environment is briefly discussed. A key for the Colombian species of Eudicrana is provided and a discussion is elaborated on the position of these species within the genus.
Keywords: Andean ecosystem, biology, diversity, Neotropical region, taxonomy
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| A Habitus of Eudicrana silvaandina sp. nov., male (holotype) B Habitus of E. chingaza sp. nov., male (holotype), terminalia detached C Habitus of E. maculata sp. nov., male (holotype) D Male habitus of E. merizaldei sp. nov. (holotype) E Habitus of E. merizaldei sp. nov., female. Scale bar: 1mm |
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| A Landscape images of the municipality of San José de la Montaña, paramo El Congo, Colombia, type locality of Eudicrana maculata sp. nov. (holotype) B Malaise trap habitat is in area covered on A C landscape images of the municipality of Envigado, private property Nubarrones, type locality of E. merizaldei sp. nov. (holotype) D Malaise trap habitat is in area covered on C. |
Carolina Henao-Sepúlveda, Marta Wolff and Dalton de Souza Amorim. 2020. Four New Neotropical Species of Eudicrana Loew (Diptera, Mycetophilidae, Sciophilinae) from the Colombian high Andean Ecosystems, with comments on the Genus. ZooKeys. 988: 129-150. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.988.49627
