title: First record and description of a new species of Sycorax Curtis (Diptera: Psychodidae, Sycoracinae) from the Brazilian Amazon.
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.
authors.affiliation: Depto. Ciências Biológicas, Univ. Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA. fbravo@uefs.br
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*