First known brazilian species of the genera Scutops and Neoscutops (Diptera: Periscelididae), with comments on the relationships among the species in each genus

Abstract

Four new species of Periscelididae are described from Brazil - Neoscutops cariri, sp. n., and Scutops marcgrafi sp. n., from the northern extreme of the Atlantic Forest, S. lopesi, sp. n., from southeastern Brazil, and S. goianiensis, from central Brazil. S. chapmani is herein synonymezed to S. fascipennis. A key is provided for the known species of Neoscutops and Scutops. A brief discussion is made about the possiblem phylogenetic relationships among the species of each of these two genera

Checklist of the dipterofauna (Insecta) from Roraima, Brazil, with special reference to the Brazilian Ecological Station of Maracá

“…There are 25 valid species from Brazil, with the greatest diversity recorded from the Amazon basin. The species Neoscutops cariri Amorim & Vasconcelos, 1990 is firstly recorded from Roraima (Amorim & Vasconcelos, 1989) and the Brazilian distribution of the genus Stenomicra Coquillett, 1900, previously restricted to the state of Amazonas (Freitas & Ale-Rocha, 2011;Gomes et al, 2018), now is reported to Roraima as well.…”

“…Genus NEOSCUTOPS Malloch, 1926 Neoscutops cariri Amorim & Vasconcelos, 1989. Type locality: Brazil (Paraíba).…”