Two new species of Arisemus (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Northeast Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Abstract

Arisemus atlanticus Vilarinho, Araújo, Bravo & dos Santos sp. nov. and Arisemus benignoi Vilarinho, Araújo & Bravo sp. nov. are described from the Central Corridor of the Atlantic Forest. Currently, thirty-three species of the genus has been described from the Neotropical Region and only one from Brazil.

Keywords

• Brazil
• biodiversity
• new species
• moth-flies
• taxonomy