New genus of Psychodinae (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Argentina

New genus of Psychodinae (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Argentina

ABSTRACT Adults (male and female) and pupae of Chuspilepia saltenia gen. nov., sp. nov. were collected in tree holes in the Yungas rainforest, near San Ramón de la Nueva Orán city, Salta province, Argentina. It was not possible to place this new species in any known genera using the available keys a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guillermo Omad, Carolina Mangudo, Raquel M. Gleiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2015-12-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
América del Sur
nueva especie
Chuspilepia
bosque lluvioso
Neotropical
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212015000400499&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT Adults (male and female) and pupae of Chuspilepia saltenia gen. nov., sp. nov. were collected in tree holes in the Yungas rainforest, near San Ramón de la Nueva Orán city, Salta province, Argentina. It was not possible to place this new species in any known genera using the available keys and published descriptions, thus a new genus is proposed for the Neotropical region of Argentina.
ISSN:1678-4766

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