Zoological Studies

Revision of the Genus Phortica Schiner 1862 in China (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Yu Cheng, Jian-Jun Gao, Hideaki Watabe, and Hong-Wei Chen (2008) The genus Phortica from China (with 57 known species) is revised, with descriptions of 9 new species from South China: P. helva Chen and Gao, P. huazhii Cheng and Chen, P. huiluoi Cheng and Chen, P. latifoliacea Chen and Watabe, P. multiprocera Chen and Gao, P. nudiarista Cheng and Chen, P. pavriarista Cheng and Chen, P. rhagolobos Chen and Gao, and P. xishuangbanna Cheng and Chen, spp. nov. The southwestern part of China (from Xishuangbanna to the Hengduan Mountains) has remarkably high Phortica species diversity, therefore may be the center of diversification of this genus. A checklist of all Phortica species in China is given, and a key to these species is provided.