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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2014-01-07
Page range: 297–299
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Denopelopia moema, a new Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Neotropical Region

Laboratory of Aquatic Entomology, Department of Hydrobiology, Federal University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo, Av. Nazaré, 481, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Diptera Chironomidae

Abstract

Whilst sorting Malaise trap material from Pantanal, in western central Brazil, a not readily identifiable species of Denopelopia Roback et Rutter, were found. This genus has no formal species described or recorded in Brazil, except for a larval morphotype recorded by Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino (1995).  According to Ashe & O´Connor (2009), Denopelopia comprises 4 species known from the Nearctic, Neotropical, eastern Palearctic and Oriental regions (viz. D. atria Roback & Rutter, 1988; D. diaoluonica Cheng & Wang, 2005; D. irioquerea Sasa et Suzuki, 2000 and D. viridula Cheng & Wang, 2005). A key of adult males was given by Cheng and Wang (2005). The found species is regarded as new and described here.