title: A new species of the genus Micropeza Meigen (Diptera: Micropezidae) from Brazil.
abstract: The stilt-legged fly genus Micropeza contains 82 valid species. Currently 10 species are recorded in Brazil. Here we describe a new species, M. dactyloptera sp. nov., based on 108 specimens (55 males and 53 females) from the States of Goiás, Paraná, and Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil.; Email: erica.shs@gmail.com.
authors: Erica Sevilha
authors: ES
authors: Harterreiten-Souza
authors: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.; Email: edison.sujii@embrapa.br.
authors: Edison Ryoiti
authors: ER
authors: Sujii
authors: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil.; Email: jrpujol@unb.br.
authors: José Roberto
authors: JR
authors: Pujol-Luz
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male