Mitinha and Tamanduamyia, two new genera of Mythicomyiinae (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae) from northeast Brazil

J.A. RAFAEL; F. LIMEIRA-DE-OLIVEIRA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3827.4.9

Issue: Vol. 3827 No. 4: 7 Jul. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-07-07

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.4.9

Page range: 591–598

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Mitinha and Tamanduamyia, two new genera of Mythicomyiinae
(Diptera, Mythicomyiidae) from northeast Brazil

J.A. RAFAEL⁺⁻
F. LIMEIRA-DE-OLIVEIRA⁺⁻

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080–971 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Laboratório de Estudos dos Invertebrados, 65604–380, Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil.

Mythicomyiidae Mitinha Tamanduamyia taxonomy

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Abstract

Two new genera and two new species of Mythicomyiinae are described based on material collected in Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões, Piauí state, northeast Brazil, an arid region: Mitinha, gen. nov., type-species M. neri, sp. nov. and Tamanduamyia, gen. nov., type-species T. bandeira, sp. nov. An illustrated key is presented for world Mythicomyiinae genera.