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Fruit flies of Kakamega Forest, Kenya, East Africa
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Last update: 2009-11-09 Done by: Andre Koch
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| Description | A total of 137 species of Tephritidae are recognized from Kakamega Forest and the surrounding area of which at least 25 (18%) are undescribed, or were so when this study began. These species represent 14 tribes and 59 genera from the four subfamilies of Tephritidae. Over half of these species are Tephritinae, most of which breed in flowers. |
| Purpose |
Summary of species diversity of fruit flies of Kakamega Forest |
| Main theme(s) |
species diversity, Kakamega Forest, fruit flies |
| Subtheme(s) |
biodiversity |
| Biome(s) |
tropical rainforest |
| Country(ies) |
Kenya |
| Administration unit(s) |
Kakamega Forest |
| Locality(ies) |
Kakamega Forest |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
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| Period(s) |
March 1999 to January 2002 |
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| Responsible person(s) |
Robert S. Copeland, Wilberforce Okeka, Amnon Freidberg, Bernhard Merz, Ian M. White, Marc De Meyer, Quentin Luke |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA East Africa |
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| Copyright holder |
Robert S. Copeland, Andre Koch |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
none |
| Start time of protection |
none |
| Duration of protection |
none |
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| Data |
| Format |
MS-Excel |
| File name(s) / size(s) |
Fruit flies of Kakamega.xls / 41 KB |
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| Related publications |
Copeland, R. S., W. Okeka, A. Freidberg, B. Merz, I. M. White, M. de Meyer, Q. Luke: 2005. Fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 94(2): 247278. |
| Contact person |
Copeland, Robert S.
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
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P.O. Box 30772 Nairobi
Kenya
 hunteriazeylanica@yahoo.com
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