Thalassomya gutae sp. n., a new marine chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) from the Brazilian coast

CAROLINE SILVA NEUBERN DE OLIVEIRA; FABIO LAURINDO DA SILVA; SUSANA TRIVINHO-STRIXINO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3701.5.4

Issue: Vol. 3701 No. 5: 22 Aug. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-08-22

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3701.5.4

Page range: 589–595

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Thalassomya gutae sp. n., a new marine chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) from the Brazilian coast

CAROLINE SILVA NEUBERN DE OLIVEIRA⁺⁻
FABIO LAURINDO DA SILVA⁺⁻
SUSANA TRIVINHO-STRIXINO⁺⁻

immature stages Neotropical region taxonomy

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Abstract

One new species of Thalassomya Schiner, 1856 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae), T. gutae sp. n. is described and figured as male, pupa and larva. The specimen was collected in the marine zone between tide-marks, in southeastern Brazilian coast and is the first species of this genus recorded to Brazil.