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A new Brazilian species of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) collected in a bromeliad

Espécie nova de Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) do Brasil coletada em bromélia

A new species of Psychoda Latreille is described from Brazil. It is the first species of the genus to be collected in a bromeliad. The number of known Psychoda species from Brazil has increased to seven with this description of Psychoda romeroi sp. nov.

Psychodinae; Psychoda; Neotropical Region; Brazil; new species; bromeliad


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