Description of Dichelacera (Dichelacera) lamasi n. sp. (Diptera: Tabanidae), a new species from the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

By

Penaforte, Fernanda
Henriques, Augusto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-12-12

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

e48283--

Subjects

Diachlorini , Horse flies , Neotropics , Tabaninae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e48283

 

Abstract

The genus Dichelacera is widely distributed in the Neotropical region. The nominal subgenus is the most diverse with 67 species and one subspecies.
We described Dichelacera lamasi n. sp., the 68th species of nominal subgenus, based on a female from Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. Diagnosis, discussion and illustrations are also provided.