New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species

Two new species of Metachela Coquillett from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, M. danitakiyae sp. n. from Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais and M. spinulosa sp. n. from Minas Gerais, are described and illustrated. A key to the Neotropical species is provided.

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Main Authors: Josenir Teixeira Câmara, Jose Albertino Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11503
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spelling doaj-a153cd58fad34c92b16c0290ea28df2a2020-11-24T22:39:01ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-11-0171412914010.3897/zookeys.714.1150311503New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical speciesJosenir Teixeira Câmara0Jose Albertino Rafael1Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Two new species of Metachela Coquillett from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, M. danitakiyae sp. n. from Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais and M. spinulosa sp. n. from Minas Gerais, are described and illustrated. A key to the Neotropical species is provided. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11503
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New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species
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author_facet Josenir Teixeira Câmara
Jose Albertino Rafael
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title New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species
title_short New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species
title_full New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species
title_fullStr New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species
title_full_unstemmed New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species
title_sort new species of metachela coquillett (diptera, empididae) from the atlantic forest, brazil and a key to the neotropical species
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1313-2970
publishDate 2017-11-01
description Two new species of Metachela Coquillett from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, M. danitakiyae sp. n. from Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais and M. spinulosa sp. n. from Minas Gerais, are described and illustrated. A key to the Neotropical species is provided.
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