Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Type: Article
Published: 2015-04-15
Page range: 251–263
Abstract views: 20
PDF downloaded: 1

On Afrotropical Mohelia Matile (Diptera, Mycetophilidae): new species and phylogenetic comments

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus II. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia, prédio ICB5. CP 131, CEP 74001-970, Goiânia – GO, BRAZIL. E-mail: oliveira.sarahcv@gmail.com (FAPESP Grants 2012/51577-3 and 2014/08447-7)
taxonomy systematics descriptions illustrations key biodiversity

Abstract

Mohelia was originally described by Matile for M. nigricauda, from the Comoros. Three new Afrotropical species of Mohelia are described. The male and female terminalia of M. matilei sp.n., M. amorimi sp.n., and M. chandleri sp.n. are illustrated. An additional species, not formally described, is commented on. An identification key is also provided, as well as a distribution map for the genus. The differences between Mohelia and Aphrastomyia Lane & Coher are also discussed.