Australian Museum Journal Taxonomic review of the Australian Drosophila setifemur species group, a new name for the D. dispar species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Shortform:
- McEvey, 2009, Rec. Aust. Mus. 61(1): 31–38
- Author(s):
- McEvey, Shane F.
- Year published:
- 2009
- Title:
- Taxonomic review of the Australian Drosophila setifemur species group, a new name for the D. dispar species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 31
- End page:
- 38
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1517
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 27 May 2009
- Cover date:
- 27 May 2009
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- INSECTA: DIPTERA; TAXONOMY; AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM; TYPE SPECIMENS
- Digitized:
- 27 May 2009
- Available online:
- 27 May 2009
- Reference number:
- 1517
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (45kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (240kb PDF)
Abstract
Examination of the holotype and a paratype of Drosophila setifemur Malloch, 1924 in the Australian Museum has resulted in the discovery that it is not a synonym of D. sulfurigaster as had previously been assumed. Instead, D. setifemur is a senior synonym of the widespread eastern Australian species D. dispar Mather, 1955. The so-called Drosophila dispar species group is renamed the Drosophila setifemur species group and Drosophila unguicula is removed from it. An illustrated key to Australian drosophilids with spinescent fore-femora is provided.