New Pieza Evenhuis (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae, Mythicomyiinae) from Northeast Brazil

Autor(es)

Mendes, Luanna L. ^[1] ; Lamas, Carlos J. E. ^[2] ; Evenhuis, Neal L. ^[3] ; Limeira-de-Oliveira, Francisco ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Maranhao, Programa Posgrad Biodiversidade Ambiente & Saude, BR-65604380 Caxias, Maranhao - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Ave Nazare 481, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Bernice P Bishop Museum, J Linsley Gressitt Ctr Res Entomol, 1525 Bernice St, Honolulu, HI 96817 - USA

^[4] Univ Estadual Maranhao, Lab Estudos Invertebrados, BR-65604380 Caxias, Maranhao - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4629, n. 1, p. 1-25, JUL 4 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The genus Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 has 11 known species but only one recorded from Brazil. In this paper, eight new species, P. ankh sp. nov., P. aurislepus sp. nov., P. bittencourti sp. nov., P. parakake sp. nov., P. parnasecon sp. nov., P. rafaeli sp. nov., P. silvanae sp. nov. and P. yeatesi sp. nov., are described from Maranhao and Piaui in the Northeast of Brazil. A key to genera of Mythicomyiinae of the world (modified from Rafael and Limeira-de-Oliveira 2014) and the Brazilian species of Pieza is provided. In addition, a distribution map for the Brazilian species of Pieza is presented. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/50383-1 - Taxonomia de Diptera (Insecta) dos estados do MT, MS e RO: dando continuidade aos estudos iniciados no âmbito do edital SISBiota
• Beneficiário: Carlos José Einicker Lamas
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular