Open AccessA NEW SPECIES OF THE CORACINA GROUP, GENUS DROSOPHILA FALLEN (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE)
Author(s) -
Bock Ian R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1980.tb00964.x
Subject(s) - biology , drosophilidae , drosophila (subgenus) , species group , key (lock) , genus , zoology , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , drosophila melanogaster , genetics , gene
Drosophila (Scaptodrosophila) ellenae sp. n. is described from Jabiru, Northern Territory. It is a member of the coracina species‐group, which now includes the Japanese D. coracina Kikkawa and Peng and nine other Australian species. A key to the Australian species of the group is provided.