2014•Studies on Neotropical Fauna and EnvironmentRequires access

Two new species ofParapentaneura(Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from Brazil, with keys to the males and immature stages

Carolina Silva de Oliveira Neubern, Fabio Laurindo Silva, Susana Trivinho‐Strixino

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Two new species of Parapentaneura Stur, Fittkau et Serrano, 2006 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from southeastern Brazil are described and figured as male, pupa and larva: P. brunnescens and P. flavescens. Keys to the males, pupae and larvae of known species of Parapentaneura are provided.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E6860EBE-B781-4DDA-9650-6E6EA3A0309E

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Key concepts: Chironomidae, Pupa, Larva, Biology, Zoology, Ecology