title: New species and records of Oukuriella Epler, 1986 from the Neotropical region (Diptera: Chironomidae).
abstract: Two new species of Oukuriella, O. angelomachadoi sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in MZUSP: BRAZIL, Paraná State) and O. plumaterata sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in MZUSP: BRAZIL, São Paulo State), and the immatures stages of O. sublettei are described and figured. The larvae of O. sublettei were collected from submerged woods in low-order streams in the Atlantic Forest. In addition new records of several described species, including the first records of Oukuriella from Mexico and Bolivia are given.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Dourados, MS, Brazil.; Email: carollbellodi@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Carolina Ferraz
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Bellodi
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia - MZUSP, Laboratório de Diptera, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Email: liviafusari@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lívia Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fusari
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Ecologia, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.; Email: roque.eco@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fabio De Oliveira
authors.initials: Fde O
authors.lastname: Roque
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size