Two new species of the genus Curranosia Paterson, 1957 (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Afrotropical Region
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.70.1.197-202Keywords:
Insecta, Muscinae, Curranosia vanemdeni spec. nov., Curranosia wyatti spec. nov., comparison, East Africa, Kenya, The GambiaAbstract
Curranosia vanemdeni spec. nov. is described from Kenya. The species is characterized by features such as protruding mouthparts, slender proboscis and an anterior seta on mid tibia, which were not previously known to occur in this genus. Curranosia wyatti spec. nov., collected in The Gambia differs from other Curranosia species by wing colour, absence of white dusted markings on the presutural mesonotum, and differences in the numbers of large setae of the body, characters that are more common for the differentiation of species of the genus.
Taxonomic acts
Curranosia vanemdeni spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:192F65AF-3E14-4DDE-921C-DB840B8A06B4
Curranosia wyatti spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:971D4E89-CCE4-471D-BAF2-6703B1766324
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