Trichomyia ituberensis Araújo & Bravo sp. nov.

(Figs. 13A–I)

Diagnosis. Projections in the aedeagal complex complex, a distal pair with a hook-like apex; the proximal pair with three expansions, all shorter than the distal; ejaculatory apodeme short, 1.7 times the length of gonostylus; cercus with apical rod-like bristles.

Description. Male. Head subcircular in frontal view. Antenna with 13 flagellomeres; scape slightly longer than pedicel; pedicel subspherical; basal flagellomeres pyriform (Fig. 13A); 13th flagellomere subcylindrical with terminal apiculus separated by a suture (Fig. 13H); ascoids paired, 1.5 times the length of flagellomeres (Fig. 13G). Palpus with three segments; 1st segment with sensilla in depressed pit on medial surface; palpus formula 1.0:0.7:0.9 (Fig. 13B). Wing. R4+5 articulated at R3; r-m present; m-cu absent (Fig. 13C). Male terminalia: Hypandrium fused with gonocoxites. Arm of gonocoxites curved in lateral view (Fig. 13E) and convergent in dorsal view (Fig. 13F) with some apical, rod-like bristles. Gonostylus articulated ventrally to gonocoxite, bare. Projections in the aedeagal complex complex, a distal pair with a hook-like apex; the proximal pair with three expansions, all shorter than the distal. Aedeagus bifid, ending at the same level of distal projection of aedeagal complex (Fig. 13F). Ejaculatory apodeme short, 1.7 times the length of gonostylus. Epandrium wider than long (Fig. 13I). Cercus pilose, apex narrower than base in lateral view with four apical, elongated and rod-like bristles (Fig. 13D).

Female. Unknown.

Material examined. Brazil, Bahia, Ituberá municipality, 12.VI.2002, holotype ♂, F. Bravo leg. (MZFS).

Etymology. The epithet ituberensi s is allusive to the type locality for this species.

Distribution. Brazil—Bahia.