title: A new species of Atrichopleura Bezzi (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae) from Ceará, Brazil.
abstract: Atrichopleura Bezzi, 1909 occurs in different regions of the Southern Hemisphere (24 Neotropical species, 2 Afrotropical species and 2 Australasian species). A new species collected in the Brazilian state of Ceará, A. acuminata sp. nov. is described and illustrated. This is the first record of the genus from northeastern Brazil. A modified key to the five Brazilian species is presented.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Aniazônia, INPA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. josenircamara@gmail.com
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Limeira-de-Oliveira
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rafael
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity