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Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Bergen, Univ Museum Bergen, Dept Nat Hist, N-5020 Bergen - Norway
[2] Univ Fed ABC, CCNH, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Biota Neotropica; v. 12, n. 1, p. 117-122, 2012-03-00. |
| Abstract | |
Maximberus maxi n. gen., n. sp. is described and illustrated based on adult males from Mata Atlântica in Southern and Southeastern Brazil. This genus can be separated from other Orthocladiinae on the combination of bare eyes, wing, and squama; no acrostichals; R4+5 ending proximal to M3+4; comb of setae on hind tibiae composed of few thin setae; well developed anal point; and virga composed of bundles of flattened spines attached to the oral part of the penis cavity. (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 |