Abstract
A new species of Tamanduamyia (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae, Mythicomyiinae) is described from Serra do Ramalho, Carinhanha, Bahia, Brazil, Tamanduamyia bichuettae sp. nov. The type series was actively collected with falcon tubes when resting at the entrance of a limestone cave in the rock exudations. The species is described and illustrated in detail, including the male terminalia and female spermathecae. This is the first record of a micro-bee fly species in the state of Bahia (Brazil) and may also represent the first recorded association of a Mythicomyiidae species with cave environments.
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We thank Maria Elina Bichuette (UFSCar) for the material donation, information and photos from the collection area (Fapesp grant #2010/08459-4); Maria Isabel P.A. Balbi and Diego A. Fachin (FFCLRP-USP) for special help in specimen preparation and illustrations with valuable advice; Lara Guimarães (MZUSP) who helped in critical-point-drying of specimens and for providing excellent assistance on the Scanning Electron Microscope.
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo – (FAPESP) (grants 2021/08741–6, 2013/16524–9); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) (302751/2019–0, 441410/2020–0, 140006/2021–4); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.
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Lamas, C.J.E., Mendes, L.L., Falaschi, R.L. et al. A Second New Species of Tamanduamyia Rafael and Limeira-de-Oliveira (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae, Mythicomyiinae) from Brazil, with Discussion of the Possible First Cave Dwelling Record of a Micro-bee fly. Neotrop Entomol 52, 560–570 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-023-01054-0
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