title: Review of Platyplastinx Enderlein, 1937 (Diptera, Psychodidae) with descriptions of four new species.
abstract: Platyplastinx Enderlein, with eight previously described species, is currently known to occur in the southeastern United States, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Brazil. Four new species from Brazil are described: Platyplastinx amazonensis sp. nov., P. duckhousei sp. nov., P. exiguus sp. nov. and P. hirsutus sp. nov. Platyplastinx obscurus (Bravo, Lago & Castro, 2004) comb. n. is transferred from Alepia. The generic diagnosis is updated, global species are listed, and an identification key for males of all species is provided. Thirteen species are now known, eight of which are described from Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - UEFS; Avenida Transnordestina, S/N; Bairro Novo Horizonte, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil; CEP 44.036-900.; Email: lopes_biologa@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Priscila Silva
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - UEFS; Avenida Transnordestina, S/N; Bairro Novo Horizonte, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil; CEP 44.036-900.; Email: fbravo@uefs.br.
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D003364:Costa Rica; D004484:Ecuador; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development