A new Brazilian species of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) collected in a bromeliad

Authors

  • Freddy Bravo Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
  • Priscila Silva Lopes Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
  • Scheilla Bastos Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas

Keywords:

Psychodinae, Psychoda, Neotropical Region, Brazil, new species, bromeliad

Abstract

A new species of Psychoda Latreille is described from Brazil. It is the first species of the genus to be collected in a bromeliad. The number of known Psychoda species from Brazil has increased to seven with this description of Psychoda romeroi sp. nov.
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Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

Bravo, F., Lopes, P. S., & Bastos, S. (2010). A new Brazilian species of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) collected in a bromeliad. Biota Neotropica, 10(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/691

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2010): v10n2

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