Revision of Claraeola (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East based on morphology and DNA barcodes

By

Motamedinia, Behnam
Skevington, Jeffrey
Kelso, Scott

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

873

Pages

85--111

Subjects

big-headed flies , COI , distribution map , DNA barcoding , identification key , mini barcode protocol

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.873.36645

 

Abstract

The Middle East species ofClaraeolaAczél (Diptera, Pipunculidae) are revised based on morphological characteristics and sequence data from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene, using a novel COI mini-barcode protocol. Four newClaraeolaspecies are described:C. bousyntergaMotamedinia & Skevington,sp. nov.,C. heidiaeMotamedinia & Skevington,sp. nov.,C. khuzestanensisMotamedinia & Skevington,sp. nov., andC. mantisphalligaMotamedinia & Skevington,sp. nov.Eudorylas thekkadiensisKapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987 is transferred toClaraeola,C. thekkadiensis(comb. nov.). Diagnoses, illustrations, an identification key, and a distributional map are given for the Middle East species.