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Abstract
Euryomma Stein (Diptera: Fanniidae), a mainly Neotropical genus, had not been reported from Colombia. In this contribution we describe seven new species of the genus (Euryomma aburrae sp. nov., Euryomma chitarera sp. nov., Euryomma cornuatum sp. nov., Euryomma guane sp. nov., Euryomma muisca sp. nov., Euryomma tahami sp. nov. and Euryomma uwa sp. nov.). The new species occur in the departments of Antioquia (Sistema Andino, Cordillera Central), Santander, Norte de Santander, Cundinamarca and Boyacá (Sistema Andino, Cordillera Oriental), between 750 m and 2810 m, and are associated with decomposing organic matter. The forensic potential of E. muisca sp. nov., E. chitarera sp. nov. and E. cornuatum sp. nov. is highlighted. Identification keys to the genera of Fanniidae and to the males of the new species are provided. Descriptions of the male and female and illustrations of the terminalia are also provided.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Carlos Sarmiento (ICN), Claudia Medina (IAvH) and Sergio Ortiz (MEFLG), curators of Colombian collections, for access to specimens. We also thank three anonymous referees for comments and suggestions on this manuscript. Financial support was provided by a CAPES/CNPq- IEL Nacional (Brazil) doctoral grant to D.G. C.J.B.C. is a CNPq fellow (process # 300873/2008-5). This is the contribution number 1835 of the Department of Zoology of the Universidade Federal do Paraná.