A new species of Trichomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae: Trichomyiinae) and report of antennal sensilla in adult

Authors

  • Maíra Xavier Araújo Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (DCBIO), Laboratório de Sistemática de Insetos (LASIS) Author http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-9901
  • Freddy Bravo Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (DCBIO), Laboratório de Sistemática de Insetos (LASIS) Author http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0959-0767

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.37

Keywords:

SEM, Morphology, Psychodid fly, Neotropics.

Abstract

This paper describes and illustrates Trichomyia muiraquita Araújo & Bravo sp. nov. from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Furthermore, with the aid of a scanning electron microscope and light microscope, we report for the first time the presence of two small sensilla in flagellomeres of the Trichomyia species.

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Author Biographies

  • Maíra Xavier Araújo, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (DCBIO), Laboratório de Sistemática de Insetos (LASIS)
    Avenida Transnordestina, s/nº, Novo Horizonte, CEP 44036‑900, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
  • Freddy Bravo, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas (DCBIO), Laboratório de Sistemática de Insetos (LASIS)
    Avenida Transnordestina, s/nº, Novo Horizonte, CEP 44036‑900, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.

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2018-07-27

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Araújo, M. X., & Bravo, F. (2018). A new species of Trichomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae: Trichomyiinae) and report of antennal sensilla in adult. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 58, e20185837. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.37