Oukuriella oliveirai Messias & Fittkau

Bellodi, Carolina Ferraz, Fusari, Lívia Maria & Roque, Fabio De Oliveira, 2016, New species and records of Oukuriella Epler, 1986 from the Neotropical region (Diptera: Chironomidae), Zootaxa 4078 (1), pp. 187-196 : 191

Oukuriella oliveirai Messias & Fittkau

Oukuriella oliveirai Messias & Fittkau, 1997: 256 .

Material studied. 1 male, BRAZIL, Bahia, Mata de São João, Res. Sapiranga Rio Poluca, 21.vii.2009, light trap, leg.: Calor, A. & Lecci, L. 1 male, Bahia, Seabra, 06.vi.2008, light trap, leg.: Bravo, Menezes & Silva Neto. 1 male, Mato Grosso, Nova Xavantina, Faz. Sr. Queté, Córrego Voadeira, 14°32.187’S, 52°30.902’W, 16.x.2007, light trap, leg.: Pinho, L.C., Mateus, S., Torati, L & Silva, F.R. 1 male, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bonito, Fazenda Pitangueiras, Rio Olaria, 20°52’33”S, 56°33’07”W, 23.vi.2009, light trap, leg.: Lecci, Schulz & Stefan. 1 male, Minas Gerais, Capinópolis, Rio Paranaíba, 18°32.934’S, 49°36.158’W, 13.iii.2009, light trap, leg.: Mateus, S. 1 male, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia, 23°31’55”S, 45°50’45”W, 18.xi.2002, light trap, leg.: Froehlich, C.G. 1 male, Rio Grande do Sul, Bossoroca, Barra do Angico, Rio Piratinim, 28°32’06.20”S, 54°57’29.90”W, xii.2008, leg.: Pes, A.M.O. 1 male, MEXICO, Campeche, Calakmul, Res. Biosf. Cal., archaeological zone, Aguada Grande, 18°07’26.70”N, 89°48’56.70”W. 265 m, 2.v.1997, Malaise trap, leg.: Contreras et. al. 1 male, Campeche, Calakmul, Ejido Cristóbal Colón, Arroyo Colón, 34 km S Xpujil. 08°12’59.40”N, 89°27’23.80”W, 420 m, 7–8.v.1997, Malaise trap, leg. Contreras, Martinez, Cassasola & Trampa ( MZUSP).

Distribution. This species has previously been recorded from the States of Amazonas, Bahia, Pará and Santa Catarina, Brazil; in the present study the range is extended to include the States of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil and Campeche in Mexico.