Abstract
A new species of moth-fly, Tonnoira igrapiunensis sp. nov. (Psychodidae, Psychodinae), from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest is described. The new species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by its eye bridge separated by 0.5 facet diameter, R₅ ending slightly posterior to apex of the wing, gonostyli bifurcated with long arm shorter than length of gonocoxites, aedeagus bipartite and asymmetrical, and two asymmetrical parameres. The gonostylus is similar to that of Tonnoira andradei Santos, 2014, but in the latter species the aedeagus has only one shaft and not two as in the new species. Tonnoira bifida Bravo & Chagas, 2004, Tonnoira brisolaii Santos, 2014, and Tonnoira galatiae Santos, 2014 have their distribution expanded.
Highlights
The American genus Tonnoira Enderlein, 1937 (Psychodinae) has been recorded from Nicaragua to Brazil (Espírito Santo State), with no records for the Caribbean islands
We describe here a new species of Tonnoira from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Bahia State, Brazil, and expand the distributions of three previously described species
The specimens described here were collected by Dr Sergio Andena and collaborators using Malaise and Pennsylvania light traps during an insect inventory in the Reserva Ecológica da Michelin (Michelin Ecological Reserve, 13°46′53′′S; 38°49′44′′W), which is located in the Central Corridor of the Atlantic Rain Forest, Bahia State
Summary
The American genus Tonnoira Enderlein, 1937 (Psychodinae) has been recorded from Nicaragua to Brazil (Espírito Santo State), with no records for the Caribbean islands. There are records of seventeen Tonnoira species in Brazil, which represents 70% of all known species in that genus (Bravo & Chagas, 2004; Bravo et al, 2008; Quate & Brown, 2004; Chagas-Vieira, 2012; Santos & Curler, 2014). We describe here a new species of Tonnoira from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Bahia State, Brazil, and expand the distributions of three previously described species.
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