Open AccessUnusual sexually dimorphic head morphology in Lauxaniidae (Diptera: Lauxanioidea)—a new species of the genus Trivialia Malloch from Peru
Author(s) -
Stephen D. Gaimari,
Matheus Mickael Mota Soares
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.5120.3.5
Subject(s) - sexual dimorphism , biology , genus , morphology (biology) , zoology
A new species of the New World genus Trivialia Malloch from Peru is described and illustrated, along with discussion of unusual head morphology in Lauxaniidae. This new species represents an odd case where only a single known species in an otherwise non-dimorphic genus displays extreme sexual dimorphism.