title: PhthiniaWinnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae): new species and records from the Neotropical and Oriental regions.
abstract: Three new species of Phthinia Winnertz are described; P. amorimi n. sp. (Chile), P. oliveirae n. sp. (Chile), and P. nepalensis n. sp. (Nepal). Based on male terminalia, P. amorimi shows greater affinity to species previously described from Brazil whereas P. oliveirae is more similar to other Chilean species. Phthinia nepalensis is the first species of the genus described from the Oriental region. Distribution records for other Neotropical species are also given.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Northwest Diptera Research Lab, 1460 SW Allen St., Corvallis, OR, 97333 USA.. woodyfitz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002677:Chile; D004175:Diptera; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal
keywords: Diptera, Systematics, new species, fungus gnats, Sciophilinae, Sciophilini