Systematics of the genus Maietta Alexander with description of three new species (Diptera: Tipulomorpha: Limoniidae)

Author(s)

Santos, Daubian ^[1] ; Santos, Rodrigo Dos Reis ^[1] ; Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humans, Av Estados 5001, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4695, n. 4, p. 331-350, NOV 11 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The Neotropical genus Maietta Alexander (Diptera: Limoniidae), endemic to Southern South America (Chile), is revised. Three new species, M. dextra sp. n., M. edwardsi sp. n. and M. sinistra sp. n., are described and illustrated. An identification key is provided for all species. The phylogenetic relationships of the species are investigated in a cladistic analysis, resulting in one single most parsimonious cladogram with the topology ((M. squamigera + M. dextra sp. n.) (M. edwardsi sp. n. (M. trimedia + M. sinistra sp. n.))). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/00557-7 - Circum-Antarctic and Trans-Pacific clades containing neotropical elements: a taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographical analysis of the Tipulomorpha (Insecta: Diptera)
• Grantee: Guilherme Cunha Ribeiro
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/16305-6 - Systematics, biogeography, and phylogenetic diversity of Tipulomorpha, with emphasis in the subfamily Chioneinae (Diptera: Limoniidae)
• Grantee: Daubian Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate