Range Extension of Gauromydas mystaceus (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera, Mydidae) for the Maranhão State, Brazil and Cerrado Biome
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https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2021.34837Keywords:
Giant flies, Neotropical Region, Mydinae, Distribution, BiodiversityAbstract
The present study expands the distribution of Gauromydas mystaceus (Wiedemann, 1830) for the Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil in Cerrado biome. Previously, this species was only recorded in Brazil (Pará), French Guyana, Guyana and Surinam on Tropical Forest biome.
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