Open AccessTwo new Neotropical species of the Dasyhelea mutabilis group (Culicomorpha: Ceratopogonidae)
Author(s) -
Florentina Díaz,
Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer,
Gustavo R. Spinelli
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
papéis avulsos de zoologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.358
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1807-0205
pISSN - 0031-1049
DOI - 10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.02
Subject(s) - ceratopogonidae , species group , zoology , group (periodic table) , biology , ecology , geography , taxonomy (biology) , chemistry , organic chemistry
Two new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, Dasyhelea jorgei Diaz, Felippe-Bauer & Spinelli sp. nov. and Dasyhelea mineira Diaz, Felippe-Bauer & Spinelli sp. nov. are described, illustrated and photographed from Peru and Brazil respectively, based on male and female adults. These species are typical members of mutabilis species group and are compared with similar species within the group.