Eur. J. Entomol. 103 (2): 483-495, 2006 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.062

The genus Amiota (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China

Wenxia ZHANG1, Hongwei CHEN*,2
1 College of Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China
2 Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Wushan 483, Tianhe, 510642 Guangzhou, China

A total of 39 Amiota species are found from the southern portion of Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China, including 12 new species: A. gaoi sp. n., A. gracilenta sp. n., A. multispinata sp. n., A. yifengi sp. n., A. angustifolia sp. n., A. bacillia sp. n., A. biacuta sp. n., A. cultella sp. n., A. deltoidea sp. n., A. pianmensis sp. n., A. setosa sp. n. and A. bifoliolata sp. n. A key to all the studied species from Hengduan Mountains is provided.

Keywords: Taxonomy, Diptera, Drosophilidae, Amiota, new species, Hengduan Mountains, China

Received: March 31, 2005; Revised: November 15, 2005; Accepted: November 15, 2005; Published: April 6, 2006  Show citation

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ZHANG, W., & CHEN, H. (2006). The genus Amiota (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China. EJE, 103(2), 483-495. doi: 10.14411/eje.2006.062
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