Abstract
Two new Brazilian species of Monohelea Kieffer are described and illustrated based on male specimens, Monohelea capixabasp. nov. from Espírito Santo and Monohelea coimbraisp. nov. from Rio de Janeiro. New records for M. aguirrei Tavares & Souza, M. archibaldoi Tavares & Souza and M. maculipennis (Coquillet) are given based on specimens from Espírito Santo (all three species) and Amapá (M. maculipennis only). All specimens are deposited in the Ceratopogonidae Collection of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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