title: Three new species of Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Neotropical region.
abstract: Three new species of Polypedilum from Brazil, belonging to subgenera Tripodura and Pentapedilum are described and illustrated. P. (Pe.) puri sp. n. and P. (Tr.) guato sp. n. are described based on male adults and P. (Tr.) kadiweu sp. n. on male adult, pupa and larva.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, UFSC campus Trindade, 88040-900 Florianópolis-SC, Brazil; Email: luiz.pinho@ufsc.br.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia-MZUSP, Laboratório de Diptera, 04263-000, São Paulo-SP, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Lívia Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fusari
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia-MZUSP, Laboratório de Diptera, 04263-000, São Paulo-SP, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Carlos José Einicker
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lamas
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity