title: Neotropical Hemerodromia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae), a world of discovery I: new generic record and new species from Brazilian Amazon Basin.
abstract: Ten new species of Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822 are described and illustrated from the Brazilian state of Amazonas: H. amazonensis sp. nov., H. breviradia sp. nov., H. cercusdilatata sp. nov., H. collini sp. nov., H. epandriocurvialis sp. nov., H. jauensis sp. nov., H. lamellata sp. nov., H. longilamellata sp. nov., H. maturaca sp. nov., H. smithi sp. nov. This is the first record of the genus from the Brazilian Amazon Basin.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.; Email: josenircamara@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Plant
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rafael
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; D009929:Organ Size