A new species of Bruchomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) from caverns in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nine Neotropical species of Bruchomyia Alexander, 1920 have been previously described, all from South America. A new species of this rare genus, collected in caverns of the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is described and named Bruchomyia mineira sp. nov. The new species is morphological...

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Published in:	Zoologia (Curitiba, Brazil) Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 455 - 458
Main Authors:	Bravo, Freddy, Barata, Ricardo Andrade
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 01-10-2012
Subjects:	Bruchomyiinae moth flies Neotropical region Psychodidae taxonomy ZOOLOGY Bruchomyiinae Psychodidae moth flies taxonomy Neotropical region
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Summary:	Nine Neotropical species of Bruchomyia Alexander, 1920 have been previously described, all from South America. A new species of this rare genus, collected in caverns of the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is described and named Bruchomyia mineira sp. nov. The new species is morphologically similar to B. argentina Alexander, 1920, but they can be differentiated from each other by characters of the eyes, M2 vein and base of gonostylus.
ISSN:	1984-4689 1984-4670 1984-4689
DOI:	10.1590/S1984-46702012000500009