Moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) collected in colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis virulens (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with description of two new species
oleh: Thalles Platiny Lavinscky Pereira, Freddy Bravo, Maíra Xavier Araújo, Danilo Cordeiro, Cinthia Chagas, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
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| Diterbitkan: | Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Three species of Psychodidae were collected in colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis virulens (Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in an area of atlantic forest on the south of Bahia State, Brazil. Two of them are new to science, herein described: Trichomyia myrmecophila sp. nov. and Quatiella truncata sp. nov., the last one also occuring in other states of Northeastern Brazil (Paraíba and Ceará) and in the Amazonian Region. A new record of Trichomyia annae Bravo 2001 is given.