A hidden Amazonian fauna: first record of Neoempheria bilobata Edwards, 1940 (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Pará State, Brazil

Edna Maria Amaral; Sarah Siqueira Oliveira; Rafaela Lopes Falaschi

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v15.e988

Authors

Edna Maria Amaral Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Evolutiva, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3981-2693
Sarah Siqueira Oliveira Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, Campus II. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia, Goiânia, GO, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9453-4569
Rafaela Lopes Falaschi Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Evolutiva, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-5744

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v15.e988

Keywords:

Bibionomorpha, Fungus gnats, Taxonomy, Geographic distribution, Diptera

Abstract

Neoempheria Osten Sacken is a genus of Mycetophilidae that has a life cycle associated with fungi. The genus is diverse in the Neotropical region, with 41 species known from Brazil that are predominantly known in southern and southeastern areas. This study reports on the first record of this genus for Pará state and redescribes Neoempheria bilobata Edwards, which was previously decribed from a male holotype from southern Brazil. We furnished high-resolution images and illustrations, as well as a detailed redescription of this species, based on male and female specimens.

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