Caledophora (Diptera: Phoridae), a new genus from New Caledonia

ABSTRACT

Caledophora gen. nov. is described based on two new species from New Caledonia, Caledophora irwini sp.nov. and Caledophora webbi sp.nov. This genus is similar to some genera from New Zealand, but can be differentiated from them by the combination of hypopygium not being expanded dorsoventrally, frons setation 4-4-4, light body colour and wing without vein R₂₊₃. Its phylogenetic position is inferred to be within the Bothroprosopa-group of genera.

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KEYWORDS:

• Australasian region
• Phorinae
• systematics
• taxonomy

Acknowledgements

We thank Giar-Ann Kung for the thorax scanning electron micrographSEM, and Victoria Seaver Dean for financial support. DCA benefited from FAPESP grants 2011/03563-0 and 2013/16528-4.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo [2011/03563-0 and 2013/16528-4].