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Metapelopia corbii gen. n., sp. n., a new Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Neotropical Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2014

Fabio Laurindo da Silva
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos Aquáticos, Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C. P. 676, 13565–905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Caroline Silva Neubern de Oliveira*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos Aquáticos, Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C. P. 676, 13565–905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Susana Trivinho-Strixino
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos Aquáticos, Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C. P. 676, 13565–905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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*Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

The new genus Metapelopia is established for species of Pentaneurini from the southeast Brazil. Generic diagnoses for larva, pupa and adult male are provided together with descriptions of all life stages of the new species Metapelopia corbii. The pupa and larva of an additional species in Metapelopia is described, but not formally named. In addition, keys to the males, pupae and larvae of genera in the Thienemannimyia group are provided.

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© EDP Sciences, 2014

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