Elmohardyia Rafael (Diptera, Pipunculidae) from northeastern Brazil: new records and description of new species

DAYSE W.A. MARQUES; JOSÉ A. RAFAEL

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.1

Issue: Vol. 3972 No. 3: 12 Jun. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-06-12

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.1

Page range: 301–327

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Elmohardyia Rafael (Diptera, Pipunculidae) from northeastern Brazil: new records and description of new species

DAYSE W.A. MARQUES⁺⁻
JOSÉ A. RAFAEL⁺⁻

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080–971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

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

Pipunculinae Eudorylini taxonomy Diptera Brazil

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Abstract

Eleven species of Elmohardyia are recorded for the first time in northeastern Brazil, the most arid Brazilian region. There are two new records, E. lindneri (Collin) and E. trinidadensis (Hardy), and nine new species, which are here described and illustrated: Elmohardyia cearensis sp. nov.; E. cheliformis sp. nov.; E. distincta sp. nov.; E. formosa sp. nov.; E. limeirai sp. nov.; E. martae sp. nov.; E. potiguar sp. nov.; E. quadricornis sp. nov. and E. rosalinae sp. nov.