Abstract
We describe two new Neotropical species of Neuratelia Rondani from the high Central Andes of Colombia, N.altoandinasp. nov. and N.colombianasp. nov. The holotype of Eudicranaelegans Lane actually is a species of Neuratelia and a new combination is proposed. Our examination of the holotype of Neurateliasapaici Lane from southeastern Brazil shows this species to be a synonym of N.elegans (Lane), which is formally proposed here. Neurateliasapaici is redescribed. The position of these three species within the genus is discussed. A key for the Neotropical species of Neuratelia is provided.
Highlights
Neuratelia Rondani, 1856 is a clearly monophyletic genus which currently includes 31 species (16 Palaearctic, 13 Nearctic, one Oriental, and one Neotropical) (Kurina et al 2015)
We propose a new combination for Eudicrana elegans, the synonymy of N. sapaici with E. elegans, and redescribe the species
We propose a new combination of the Eudicrana elegans and the synonymy of Neuratelia sapaici
Summary
Neuratelia Rondani, 1856 is a clearly monophyletic genus which currently includes 31 species (16 Palaearctic, 13 Nearctic, one Oriental, and one Neotropical) (Kurina et al 2015). Søli’s (1997) mycetophilid phylogeny, which included 13 taxa of Sciophlinae, showed Neuratelia as basal to the clade including all other Sciophilinae except Anaclileia and Phthinia. The only divergence between both studies concerns Anaclileia Meunier, which in Borkent and Wheeler’s (2013) tree is placed inside the large clade sister to Neuratelia. Søli et al (2000) and Borkent and Wheeler (2013) characterized Neuratelia as a genus with a setose laterotergite, vein sc-r placed before the origin of Rs, C not produced beyond the apex of R5, R5 sinuous, presence of both medial and cubital forks, stem of M1+2 shorter than fork, M1 incomplete basally, and the origin of the anterior fork beyond that of the posterior fork
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