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A new species of Lyrocladius Mendes et Andersen from Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

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Author(s):
Humberto Fonseca Mendes [1] ; Trond Andersen [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Bergen, Univ Museum Bergen, Dept Nat Hist, N-5020 Bergen - Norway
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Biota Neotropica; v. 12, n. 1, p. 77-79, 2012-03-00.
Abstract

The genus Lyrocladius Mendes et Andersen was described in 2008 based on L. radulatus Mendes et Andersen from Southern and Southeastern Brazil. Here a second species, Lyrocladius cacau sp.n., is described and figured based on a single male from Bahia in Northeastern Brazil. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/50162-1 - Systematics, biogeography and biology of Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) with description of new taxons for the neotropics (emphasis on the Atlantic Rainforest and the description of immature stages)
Grantee:Humberto Fonseca Mendes
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Young Investigators Grants