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Drosophila rarotongae McEvey & Polak, 2021

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Rank: Species
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Parent: Drosophila Fallén, 1823
Specific Name: rarotongae
Authorship: McEvey & Polak
Publication: McEvey, Shane F. & Michal Polak. 2021 Drosophilidae (Diptera) of the Cook Islands. Records of the Australian Museum 73(5): 153-170.
Page: 161-162
Figure(s): 13-20
Type Specimen(s): Holotype male “COOK IS, Rarotonga | –21.2347° –159.7893° | 1.ii.2017 banana bait | Michal Polak”, Australian Museum K.385599. Paratypes 19 wild-caught males as follows: 7 males same data as holotype, preserved in 80% alcohol, AM K.385598, AM K.385665–70; 6 males, dehydrated from OH and card-mounted: “COOK IS, Rarotonga | –21.2382° –159.7880° | 1.ii.2017 papaya bait | c.1060' Michal Polak”, AM K.385659–64; 1 male, terminalia dissected, “COOK IS, Rarotonga | –21.2347° –159.7893° | 28.i.2017 sweep | Michal Polak”, AM K.385592; 1 male “COOK IS, Rarotonga | –21.2325° –159.7901° | 30.i.2017 flowers | Michal Polak”, AM K.385602; 4 males, ibid. but “30.i.2017 swept”, AM K.385603, K.385656–58.
Type Locality: Rarotonga, Cook Islands, –21.2347° –159.7893°
Fossil: No