An enigma no more: an integrated taxonomic revision of Aenigmetopia Malloch reveals novel phylogenetic placement and four new species (Diptera : Sarcophagidae : Miltogramminae)
Nikolas P. Johnston
A E , James F. Wallman A B , Krzysztof Szpila C and Thomas Pape D
A Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
B School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
C Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, PL-87-100 Toruń, Poland.
D Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Gothersgade 130, DK-1123 København K, Denmark.
E Corresponding author. Email: npj304@uowmail.edu.au
Invertebrate Systematics 34(5) 519-534 https://doi.org/10.1071/IS19051
Submitted: 11 September 2019 Accepted: 6 February 2020 Published: 26 June 2020
Abstract
Aenigmetopia Malloch is the only endemic genus of miltogrammine flesh flies (Diptera : Sarcophagidae) in Australia and, until now it has been known from a single species, A. fergusoni Malloch. This study constitutes the first comprehensive taxonomic revision of Aenigmetopia. Four new species, Aenigmetopia amissa, sp. nov., A. corona, sp. nov., A. kryptos, sp. nov. and A. pagoni, sp. nov., are described through the integration of molecular and morphological data and characters for genus- and species-level diagnoses are given. Aenigmetopia is included in a molecular phylogenetic analysis for the first time and the genus emerges as the sister taxon to Metopia Meigen, in agreement with morphological evidence.
Additional keywords: DNA barcoding, flesh flies, phylogenetics.
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