title: Taxonomic revision of Pseudorhopalia Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae, Rhopaliinae), with description of a new species from the Brazilian Amazon .
abstract: The previously monotypic genus Pseudorhopalia Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 is here revised, with description of a new species, Pseudorhopalia manauara, sp. n. The type-species, P. mirandai (d'Andretta & Carrera, 1951), is only found in northeastern Brazil, in the semiarid Caatinga biome. On the other hand, the new species is found in the humid Brazilian Amazonia, within dense ombrophilous forest and campina (scleromorphic scrub vegetation associated with white sand).
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Email: juliacalhau@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calhau
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Trav. 14, n.101, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Email: silvionihei@ib.usp.br.
authors.forename: Silvio Shigueo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nihei
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Email: einicker@usp.br.
authors.forename: Carlos José Einicker
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lamas
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic