title: A review of Neotropical species in Thienemanniella Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae).
abstract: Three species previously described from the neotropical region are revised and four new species are described: Thienemanniella biobio sp. n. and T. manihuales sp. n. as males and pupae from Chile, T. sancticaroli sp. n. and T ubatuba sp. n. as males, females and immature stages from Brazil. The new Thienemanniella spreta species group is delimited consisting of T. spreta (Roback) sensu Sublette & Sasa, T. sanctivincenta Saether, T. liae Paggi, T. sancticaroli sp. n. and T. ubatuba sp. n. Keys to the known Neotropical males, pupae and larvae are presented.
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré, 48, 04263-000 Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. sofia.wig@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiedenbrug
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lamas
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trivinho-Strixino
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size