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
(
Neobrunettia
)
itabunensis
Bravo, 2002
(
Fig. 2
)
Brunettia itabunensis
Bravo, 2002
: 181
–183
Brunettia soteropolitana
Bravo, 2002
: 183
–184 (
type
locality:
Brazil
, BA,
Salvador
). syn. nov.
Comments. The males of this species can be recognized by the following characteristics: eyes contiguous; Sc and CuA unsclerotized; aedeagus ending after the posterior margin of the posthypandrial plate.
FIGURES 2–8.
Brunettia itabunensis
Bravo.
2.
Female, subgenital plate.
Atrichobrunettia ampla
Bravo
sp. nov.
3.
Base of antenna, scape and pedicel.
4.
Antenna, first and second flagellomeres.
5.
Antenna, flagellomeres 14, 15, and 16.
6.
Wing.
7.
Male terminalia, dorsal. 8. Male terminalia, lateral.
Material examined.
Brazil
, Bahia: Itabuna (
holotype
male, 2
paratype
males and
1 male
),
Salvador
(
holotype
male and
1 male
).
Female. Description. Eyes separated; complete interocular suture; antenna with 15 antennomeres; scape cylindrical, 1.5X length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres eccentric; ascoids C shaped; radial fork situated proximal to medial fork; subgenital plate with 2 lobes (
Fig. 2
).
Distribution.
Brazil
: Bahia:
Salvador
, Itabuna.