Open AccessA New Species of Terellia (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Morocco
Author(s) -
YOUNES EL HARYM,
Boutaïna Belqat,
V. A. Korneyev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
zoodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-7268
pISSN - 2707-725X
DOI - 10.15407/zoo2021.03.233
Subject(s) - tephritidae , holotype , asteraceae , zoology , biology , genus , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , botany , pest analysis
Terellia ptilostemi sp. n., a previously unknown peculiar species of the genus Terellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 is described based on the holotype and a large series of paratypes reared from Ptilostemon rhiphaeus (Pau & Font Quer) Greuter (Asteraceae, Cardueae) in Tetouan and Chefchaouen Provinces of Western Morocco. The new species has the phallus glans typical for species of the Terellia serratulae group, but has an extremely uncommon wing pattern of four black crossbands, whereas the other species of the group have entirely hyaline or slightly infuscated wings.