Description of two new species of Polypedilum (Asheum) and immature stages of Polypedilum (A.) curticaudatum (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Author(s)

Pinho, Luiz Carlos ^[1] ; Da Silva, Fabio Laurindo ^{[2, 3]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Ecol & Zool, Lab Systemat Diptera, Florianopolis, SC - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Zool, Lab Systemat & Biogeog Insecta, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, NTNU Univ Museum, Dept Nat Hist, Trondheim - Norway

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4759, n. 2, p. 179-190, APR 2 2020.
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Abstract

Two new species of Polypedilum (Asheum) (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae) are described and figured as adult males, P. (A.) sofiae sp. n. collected in the states of Mato Grosso and Rondonia and P. (A.) mayrahu sp. n. collected in the state of Bahia, Brazil. In addition, the adult male of Polypedilum (Asheum) curticaudatum (Rempel) is redescribed based on material from some localities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Pantanal, and its larva and pupa are described for the first time. (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: 10/52314-0 - The SISBIOTA - Diptera Brazilian network: a long term survey of Diptera from unexplored central areas of Brazil
• Grantee: Carlos José Einicker Lamas
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants