Description of five new species of frog-biting midges (Diptera, Corethrellidae) from Brazil and examination of new morphological characters with utility for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies Author Amaral, André P. 748F2AF6-F4B3-47D1-B148-16811B9E9B40 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Depto. de Ciências Biológicas, CEP 45650 - 000, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. ap.amaral@outlook.com Author Mariano, Rodolfo 5173D6E4-A58A-44F2-BE3D-3BFD875595CF Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Depto. de Ciências Biológicas, CEP 45650 - 000, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. rmlsilva@uesc.br Author Pinho, Luiz Carlos C9704CD1-918F-4376-ABB6-4DADDFB226FF Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Depto. de Ecologia e Zoologia, CEP 88040 - 901, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. luiz.pinho@ufsc.br text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-06-14 874 1 1 120 http://zoobank.org/62c858fa-a538-4e0f-b0a1-624e0062f931 journal article 54012 10.5852/ejt.2023.874.2135 a8087ba9-11c2-45e7-9b7e-1c28a2802456 2118-9773 8037742 62C858FA-A538-4E0F-B0A1-624E0062F931 Corethrella ( Corethrella ) cardosoi Lane, 1939 Fig. 24 ; Appendix 1 Material examined BRAZIL – Santa Catarina State • 1 ♀ , adult; Grão Pará , Parque Estadual Serra Furada , CAPEA stream ; 28°11ʹ26ʺ S , 49°23ʹ30ʺ W ; 16 Nov. 2012 – 7 Jan. 2013 ; L.C. Pinho , M.C. Novaes and M.F. Haddad leg.; Malaise ; CE-MHS . Description Female adult (n = 1) ( Fig. 24 ) Fig. 24. Corethrella cardosoi Lane, 1939 , female adult. A . Cranial setae, anterior and posterior views, and clypeus in anterior view. B . Thoracic setae, lateral view. C . Hind leg claw and empodium, lateral view. HEAD. Sensilla ( Fig. 24A ): Ocular row with 1 thick offset seta at ventral part, 14 setae extending posteriorly. Subocular row not well-defined anteriorly, with 5 slender posterior setae; vertex and interocular space with several setae. Postgenal row with 6 slender setae on mid-posterior portion of head. With 2 thick ventromedial setae. THORAX. Sensilla ( Fig. 24B ): Antepronotum with 3 intermediate and 2 slender lateral setae. Postpronotum with 1 thick dorsal and 2 intermediate posterior setae. Scutum, prescutal area with 2 thick and 2 intermediate setae vertically arranged near prescutal suture; group of 4 intermediate and 4 slender setae anteriorly. Antealar area with group of 10 thick/intermediate and 6 slender setae spread on ventral portion; 7 slender dorsal setae. Supraalar area with 2 thick and 2 intermediate setae, with 10 slender setae surrounding. Dorsocentral row, posterior part with group of 3 thick offset setae; about 16 thick/intermediate and 27 slender setae completing row. Scutellum with 10 thick setae. Posterior anepisternum without setae. Anepimeron with 7 slender mid-posterior setae. WING. R 3 /R 1 : 0.56; R 2+3 /R 2 : 0.61. LEGS. Empodium ( Fig. 24C ) short, of intermediate thickness, with 3 branches. Ta1/Ta2: 2.69; Ta3/Ta4: 1.10. Distribution and biology The specimen has previously been recorded by Amaral et al. (2019) . It was collected using a Malaise trap near a small stream in Serra Furada State Park, Santa Catarina State , at 503 m a.s.l. The other records of this species are from the Atlantic forest of the Brazilian states of RJ and SP. Only the altitude from São Paulo was reported, as 603 m a.s.l. ( Lane 1953 ; Borkent 2008 ).