Sympycnus monnei: a new remarkable species of long‑legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Brazilian Cerrado
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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.special-issue-1.029Keywords:
Empidoidea, Neotropical Region, Sympycninae, Systematics, TaxonomyAbstract
A new species of the challenging genus Sympycnus Loew is described from the Cerrado biome in Brasília municipality, Federal District, Brazil: Sympycnus monnei sp. nov. An illustrated dichotomous key is provided for a subset of Neotropical species characterized by yellow antennae and males with modified tarsomeres of mid leg. Male specimens of the new species were collected and are fully described. High-quality photographs from external morphology and genitalic structures are also provided.
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Grant numbers 2024/09650-2;2013/01392-0;2022/12640-3 -
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Grant numbers 429984/2016-2;310997/2023-2
