title: Neotropical Hemerodromia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae), a world of discovery II: New species from Atlantic forest, Brazil.
abstract: Eight new species of Hemerodromia Meigen are described from the Brazilian Atlantic forest, H. brevicercata sp. nov., H. carioca sp. nov., H. cornuhypandrialis sp. nov., H. megalamellata sp. nov., H. membranosa sp. nov., H. mourai sp. nov., H. cummingi sp. nov., and H. ubajaraensis sp. nov. are described and illustrated. This is the first record of the genus from the Brazilian southeast and northeast.
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: Josenir T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-971, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Daniela M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Takiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Adrian 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: jarafael@inpa.gov.br.
authors.forename: José 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; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D065928:Forests; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size