First record of the genus Colosmittia Andersen & Saether (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from the neotropical region

First record of the genus Colosmittia Andersen & Saether (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from the neotropical region

Colosmittia brasileira sp. n. from São Paulo state, Brazil, is described and illustrated based on a male imago. The genus Colosmittia Andersen & Saether was described based on a single species, C. clavata Andersen & Saether, from the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, East Africa. The discov...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neotropical entomology 2009-10, Vol.38 (5), p.649-652
Hauptverfasser: Mendes, Humberto F, Andersen, Trond
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Brazil
Chironomidae - anatomy & histology
Chironomidae - classification
ENTOMOLOGY
Male
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Zusammenfassung:Colosmittia brasileira sp. n. from São Paulo state, Brazil, is described and illustrated based on a male imago. The genus Colosmittia Andersen & Saether was described based on a single species, C. clavata Andersen & Saether, from the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, East Africa. The discovery of the new species shows that Colosmittia has an Afro-Brazilian distribution pattern.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2009000500014