Neotropical Hemerodromia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae), a world of discovery I: new generic record and new species from Brazilian Amazon Basin

Ten new species of Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822 are described and illustrated from the Brazilian state of Amazonas: H. amazonensis sp. nov., H. breviradia sp. nov., H. cercusdilatata sp. nov., H. collini sp. nov., H. epandriocurvialis sp. nov., H. jauensis sp. nov., H. lamellata sp. nov., H. longilamel...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3893; no. 2; p. 209
Main Authors Câmara, J T, Plant, A R, Rafael, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 08.12.2014
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Brazil
Diptera - anatomy & histology
Diptera - classification
Diptera - growth & development
Female
Male
Organ Size
Brazil
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Summary:Ten new species of Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822 are described and illustrated from the Brazilian state of Amazonas: H. amazonensis sp. nov., H. breviradia sp. nov., H. cercusdilatata sp. nov., H. collini sp. nov., H. epandriocurvialis sp. nov., H. jauensis sp. nov., H. lamellata sp. nov., H. longilamellata sp. nov., H. maturaca sp. nov., H. smithi sp. nov. This is the first record of the genus from the Brazilian Amazon Basin.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3893.2.3