The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe
Author
Bravo, Freddy
text
Zootaxa
2006
1134
1
28
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.171921
56a6a283-f7b9-40c7-9391-cb73c1a5db83
11755326
171921
Brunettia dominicana
(
Wagner, 1999
)
,
comb. nov.
Atrichobrunettia dominicana
Wagner, 1999
: 238
–240, figs. 17–24.
Comments. This species has wings with developed costal and anal areas and the radial fork proximal to the medial fork. These two characteristics are typical of the species of
Brunettia
and, therefore, this species is not a species of
Atrichobrunettia
as proposed by
Wagner (1999)
. According to
Wagner (1999)
, this species has a rupture at the base of R1, a characteristic only observed in species of the subgenus
Neobrunettia
. However, other characteristics of
B. dominicana
can be viewed as conflicting with the observed characteristics of the species of the subgenus
Neobrunettia
: Sc sclerotized, which is considered a diagnostic character of
Neobrunettia
, and eyes separated by 1 facet diameter. Until new evidence is presented, this species is best considered unplaced. Specimens of this species were not studied, but the original description and the original figures of
Wagner (1999)
are sufficient for their identification.
Distribution.
Dominican Republic
.