title: A new species of predaceous midge of the genus Monohelea Kieffer from Mexico (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
abstract: A description and illustrations of Monohelea maya, new species, based on male and female characteristics are provided. The specimens were collected in the special biosphere Reserves of Ria Lagartos and Ria Celestun, Yucatan State, Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Diptera, Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. mlfbauer@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Felippe-Bauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huerta
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bernal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico