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Taxonomy and cladistic analysis of the subgenus Xenomorellia Malloch (Diptera: Muscidae: Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy) with description of two new species

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Author(s):
Nihei, Silvio Shigueo [1] ; De Carvalho, Claudio J. B. [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Zool, Inst Biociencias, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, BR-81531980 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Natural History; v. 45, n. 41-42, p. 2627-2644, 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Xenomorellia Malloch, a subgenus of Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy, is revised to include two new species, Morellia (Xenomorellia) inca Nihei and Carvalho sp. nov. from South America, and M. (X.) maia Carvalho and Nihei sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Mexico. Diagnoses for M. (X.) holti (Malloch) and M. (X.) montanhesa (Albuquerque) are provided, as well as an identification key to the four species of the subgenus. A cladistic analysis was performed to test the monophyly of Xenomorellia and to recover the phylogenetic relationships among its species. Tree searches resulted in one single most-parsimonious cladogram, wherein the monophyly of Xenomorellia is supported, as well as a sister-group relationship with the Neotropical subgenus Trichomorellia Stein. Xenomorellia was divided into two clades: one with Caribbean-Andean species (maia + inca), and another with species from southeastern South America (holti + montanhesa). (AU)