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Issue: Vol. 2420 No. 1: 7 Apr. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-04-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2420.1.5
Page range: 53–62
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of the genus Monopelopia from South Brazil, with keys to the Neotropical–Nearctic species (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal. 19020, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
The Natural History Collections, Bergen Museum, University of Bergen, Pb 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal. 19020, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Diptera Chironomidae Monopelopia taxonomy new species Neotropics Nearctic region keys

Abstract

A new species, Monopelopia paranaense is described and illustrated, based on immatures collected in a little pond in Parana State (South Brazil) and adults reared in laboratory. Keys to males, larvae and pupae of all species of the genus Monopelopia Fittkau known in the New World are also provided.

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