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Issue: Vol. 1676 No. 1: 9 Jan. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-01-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1676.1.3
Page range: 37–43
Abstract views: 49
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Cnodalomyia Hull, 1962 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) from Brazil

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré, 481, CEP: 04263-000, Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) fellow
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré, 481, CEP: 04263-000, Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Diptera Cnodalomyia catarinensis sp. nov. Cnodalomyia obtusa Taxonomy highlands Atlantic Forest

Abstract

The robber fly genus Cnodalomyia Hull, 1962 is a monotypic member of the Asilinae. The type species, C. obtusa Hull, is endemic to Itatiaia, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new species, Cnodalomyia catarinensis sp. nov. from southern states of Brazil (Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo) is herein described and illustrated. Both species are restricted to highland areas of the Atlantic Forest. An identification key to the species is also presented.

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