First record of the genus 𝑫𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒐𝒛𝒂 Quate and Brown in Mexico, with the description of 𝑫𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒐𝒛𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒊 sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v33i1.7382

Keywords:

Moth fly, new species, Maruinini

Abstract

A new species of the Neotropical moth fly genus Didimioza Quate and Brown is described based on the male characteristics. Didimioza noveloi sp. nov. is the fourth known species of this genus and the first of the genus recorded in Mexico. It is easily recognized from other species of the genus by the angular curvature of the aedeagus and sigmoidal form of the paramere.

Author Biography

Sergio Ibañez Bernal, Instituto de Ecología, A.C.

Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad Investigador Titular C

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2026-01-01

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2026): Dugesiana

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