New species of Porphyrochroa Melander (Diptera: Empididae) from Paraná, Brazil and key to Brazilian species from southern and south-eastern Brazil

Abstract

Two new species of Porphyrochroa Melander are described from Paraná, Porphyrochroa atlantica and Porphyrochroa sierra. A new record is also made for Porphyrochroa pacaraima Mendonça, Rafael and Ale-Rocha, from Mato Grosso state. Drawings of the male genitalia are provided. A key to Brazilian species from southern and south-eastern Brazil is presented.

Keywords:

• Empidinae
• Neotropical
• taxonomy

Acknowledgements

I am indebted to the following curators and their respective institutions for the loan of specimens: Carlos José Einicker Lamas (MZUSP) and Augusto Loureiro Henriques (INPA). Claudio José Barros de Carvalho and Olívia Evagelista provided useful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. This research was supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamente de Pessoa de Nível Superior (CAPES) and Programa Nacional de Cooperação Acadêmica (PROCAD).