First record and description of a new species of Sycorax Curtis (Diptera: Psychodidae, Sycoracinae) from the Brazilian Amazon

Neotrop Entomol. 2007 Jul-Aug;36(4):525-8. doi: 10.1590/s1519-566x2007000400007.

Abstract

Sycorax longispinosa sp. nov. is described from Serra do Cachorro, Pará State, Brazil. This new species is the first record of the genus from the Brazilian Amazon. An identification key for males of species of Sycorax from the neotropical region is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Entomology / methods
  • Male
  • Psychodidae / anatomy & histology*