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Issue: Vol. 1021 No. 1: 22 Jul. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-07-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1021.1.4
Page range: 37–43
Abstract views: 44
PDF downloaded: 7

First record of genus Atherimorpha (Diptera: Rhagionidae) in Brazil, with description of a new species

Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, Setor de Ecologia e Evolução, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Diptera Atherimorpha Rhagionidae Neotropics Taxonomy

Abstract

Four of the 22 genera of Rhagionidae have been reported from the Neotropical region, of which only Chrysopilus Macquart has been found in Brazil. The first occurrence of the genus Atherimorpha White is reported from Brazilian territory, and Atherimorpha lamasi sp. n. is described and illustrated.Key words: Atherimorpha, Rhagionidae, Diptera, Neotropics, Taxonomy

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