Oleia fieldsi sp n., a new Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) species from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Author(s)

Da Silva, Fabio Laurindo ^{[1, 2]} ; Song, Chao ^{[2, 3]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Zool, Lab Systemat & Biogeog Insecta, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, NTNU Univ Museum, Dept Nat Hist, NO-7491 Trondheim - Norway

^[3] Nankai Univ, Coll Life Sci, Tianjin - Peoples R China

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4526, n. 1, p. 96-100, NOV 28 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

One new species of the genus Oleia Andersen et Mendes, 2007 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae), O. fieldsi sp. n. is described and figured as adult male. The specimens were collected in a fragment of secondary forest in the Atlantic Forest, at Iguacu National Park, on the border of Argentina and Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/07039-8 - Biogeographic patterns and diversification of Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in South America: implications for the latitudinal diversity gradient in a megadiverse genus
• Grantee: Fabio Laurindo da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 18/01507-5 - Biogeographic patterns and diversification of Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in South America: implications for the latitudinal diversity gradient in a megadiverse genus
• Grantee: Fabio Laurindo da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor