Psychoda mimica Quate, 1996, a junior synonym of Psychoda divaricata Duckhouse, 1968 (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Gabriel S. Vieira; Danilo P. Cordeiro

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec08027

Authors

Gabriel S. Vieira Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil/Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1846-4121
Danilo P. Cordeiro Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, Santa Teresa, ES, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-8628

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08027

Keywords:

Moth fly, Psychodini, Taxonomy

Abstract

Study of the holotype of Psychoda mimica Quate, 1996 n. syn. (Diptera: Psychodidae), reveals it is a junior synonym of the widely distributed species Psychoda divaricata Duckhouse, 1968.

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