A new Mapinguari Papavero & Wilcox (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae) from Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Mapinguari Papavero & Wilcox, 1974 (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae) is a very rare monotypic genus, with the type-species, M. politus (Wiedemann, 1828), occurring exclusively in Amazonia. With the description of Mapinguari uai sp. nov. from a remnant of the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, the distribution of the genus is greatly expanded. In addition, an updated diagnosis for the genus and its type-species is provided.
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04263-000, Brazil. Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Dourados, MS, CEP 79804-970, Brazil; Email: juliacalhau@gmail.com.
Julia
J
Calhau
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04263-000, Brazil.; Email: einicker@usp.br.
Carlos José Einicker
CJ
Lamas
Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-900, Brazil.; Email: silvionihei@ib.usp.br.
Silvio Shigueo
SS
Nihei
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D065928:Forests; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity