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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 4: 29 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.7
Page range: 553-566
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Three new species of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Maruinini) from the Cerro Musún, Nicaragua

Department of Entomology; National Museum; Cirkusová 1740; CZ – 193 00 Praha 9 – Horní Počernice; Czech Republic
Department of Ecology; Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences; University of Prešov; 17. novembra 1; SK – 081 16 Prešov; Slovakia
Museo Entomológico; León; Nicaragua
Boulevard Aristide Briand 95; Montreuil-Sous-Bois; F – 93100; France
Diptera Psychodidae Psychodinae Maruinini Alepia Coronamyia Arisemus taxonomy new species Cerro Musún Station – Nicaragua Central america Neotropical region

Abstract

Three new species of moth flies—Alepia bipartita sp. nov., Alepia dentata sp. nov. and Arisemus cardenali sp. nov.—are described and illustrated, based on males. The type specimens were collected in Nicaragua (Cerro Musún, Matagalpa department, Rio Blanco). These new species are characterized by unique morphology of the wing and aedeagal complex.

 

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How to Cite

Ježek, J., Oboňa, J., Maes, J.-M. & Pont, F.L. (2026) Three new species of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Maruinini) from the Cerro Musún, Nicaragua. Zootaxa, 5752 (4), 553–566. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.7