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Issue: Vol. 4755 No. 1: 23 Mar. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-03-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4755.1.12
Page range: 190–194
Abstract views: 58
PDF downloaded: 4

New species of Chaetonerius Hendel (Diptera: Neriidae) and key for identification of the Neriidae of Tanzania

Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Entomologia, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidad de Antioquia, Grupo de Entomología, Apartado aéreo 1226, Medellín, Colombia.
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Entomologia, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Diptera Afrotropical Region male genitalia Nerioidea taxonomy

Abstract

Chaetonerius Hendel is the only native genus of Neriidae from the African continent, with 21 species described. Although widely distributed across the Afrotropical region, the species of Chaetonerius are still poorly known and recent efforts are being devoted to clarify the taxonomy of the family and discover its diversity. Here, we describe a new neriid species from Tanzania, Chaetonerius stichodactylus sp. n. Illustrations of the male holotype, including the external and internal genitalia, are presented and a key for the species of Neriidae of Tanzania is provided.

 

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