Four new species of Mesorhaga Schiner (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Northeastern Brazil, with an identification key to South American species of the genus

Ednaldo Bezerra Dos Santos; Renato Soares Capellari; Francisco Limeira-DE- Oliveira

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5519.2.4

Four new species of Mesorhaga Schiner (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Northeastern Brazil, with an identification key to South American species of the genus

Zootaxa. 2024 Oct 8;5519(2):243-256. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.2.4.

Authors

Ednaldo Bezerra Dos Santos¹, Renato Soares Capellari², Francisco Limeira-DE- Oliveira³

Affiliations

¹ Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; Laboratório de Estudos dos Invertebrados; Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade; Ambiente e Saúde. [email protected].
² Instituto Federal de Educação; Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP); Campus Avaré. [email protected].
³ Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; Laboratório de Estudos dos Invertebrados. [email protected].

PMID: 39645978
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.2.4

Abstract

Four new species of the sciapodine genus Mesorhaga Schiner (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) are described from the states of Piauí and Maranhão (Northeastern Brazil): Mesorhaga danbickeli sp. nov., M. gomesi sp. nov., M. laetitia sp. nov. and M. parnasete sp. nov. All species are illustrated with photos of general habitus and genitalia of males, and an identification key to South American species is provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Brazil
Diptera* / anatomy & histology
Diptera* / classification
Female
Male
Organ Size