Two new Neotropical species of the Dasyhelea mutabilis group (Culicomorpha: Ceratopogonidae)

Authors

  • Florentina Díaz Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP) Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE) Author
  • Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC) Laboratório de Díptera Coleção de Ceratopogonidae Author
  • Gustavo Ricardo Spinelli Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP) Instituto de Limnología “Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet” (ILPLA) Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.02

Keywords:

Ceratopogonidae, Systematic, Dasyhelea, Peru, Brazil.

Abstract

Two new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, Dasyhelea jorgei Diaz, Felippe-Bauer & Spinelli sp. nov. and Dasyhelea mineira Diaz, Felippe-Bauer & Spinelli sp. nov. are described, illustrated and photographed from Peru and Brazil respectively, based on male and female adults. These species are typical members of mutabilis species group and are compared with similar species within the group.

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Published

2017-03-16

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 2 (2017)

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Original Article

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How to Cite

Díaz, F., Felippe-Bauer, M. L., & Spinelli, G. R. (2017). Two new Neotropical species of the Dasyhelea mutabilis group (Culicomorpha: Ceratopogonidae). Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 57(2), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.02