Phytobia (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from Brazil: new species, new record and a key to the Neotropical species

Author(s)

de Sousa, Viviane Rodrigues ; Couri, Marcia Souto

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ZOOLOGIA; v. 34, p. 25-pg., 2017-01-01.

Abstract

Phytobia Lioy, 1864 flies occur in all continents. There are four recorded species of these flies in Brazil, but recent expeditions at unexplored areas in the country have revealed that the genus is far more diverse than previously known. Based on material collected in the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Rondonia (as part of the SISBIOTA Diptera Project), we describe fourteen new species of Phytobia. Additionally, we redescribe P. kallima (Frost), previously recorded only from Panama, and provide a key to the 32 resulting Neotropical species. All descriptions include details and illustrations of the male and female terminalia. The speciemens are deposited in the collections of Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). (AU)

• 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