Six new species of Dasyhelea (Insecta, Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from Patagonia

Six new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 from Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia are described and illustrated based on adults. Five of these species do not belong to any of the recognized groups found in the Americas. The remaining one, Dasyhelea pabloi sp. nov. is a typical member of the leptobra...

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Published in:	Iheringia. Série zoologia Vol. 101; no. 1-2; pp. 33 - 42
Main Authors:	Díaz, Florentina, Spinelli, Gustavo R, Ronderos, Maria M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Portuguese
Published:	Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 01-06-2011
Subjects:	Ceratopogonidae grupo leptobranchia New records Región Neotropical taxonomía
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Summary:	Six new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 from Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia are described and illustrated based on adults. Five of these species do not belong to any of the recognized groups found in the Americas. The remaining one, Dasyhelea pabloi sp. nov. is a typical member of the leptobranchia group and is the first record of a species from this group found in the Neotropical region. Se describen e ilustran seis especies nuevas de Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 de la Patagonia argentina y chilena. Cinco de estas especies no pertenecen a ninguno de los grupos reconocidos para América. La especie restante, Dasyhelea pabloi sp. nov. es un miembro típico del grupo leptobranchia, lo que representa el primer registro en la Región Neotropical de una especie perteneciente a este grupo.
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ISSN:	0073-4721 1678-4766 0073-4721
DOI:	10.1590/S0073-47212011000100004