Checklist of the dipterofauna (Insecta) from Roraima, Brazil, with special reference to the Brazilian Ecological Station of Maracá

Riccardi, Paula Raile; Fachin, Diego Aguilar; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly; Amaral, Edna Maria; Amorim, Dalton de Souza; Gil-Azevedo, Leonardo Henrique; Capellari, Renato Soares; Carmo, Daniel Dias Dornelas do; Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de; Ferro, Gustavo Borges; Flores, Heloísa Fernandes; Gomes, Lucas Roberto Pereira; Gottschalk, Marco Silva; Lamas, Carlos José Einicker; Lampert, Silvana; Marinho, Marco Antonio Tonus; Marques, Dayse Willkenia Almeida; Mello, Ramon Luciano; Mello-Patiu, Cátia Antunes de; Menezes, Marco Antônio; Morales, Mírian Nunes; Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira de; Pereira, Thalles Platiny Lavinscky; Pereira-Colavite, Alessandre; Pirani, Gabriela; Rafael, José Albertino; Santos, Josenilson Rodrigues dos; Savaris, Marcoandre; Schelesky-Prado, Daniel de Castro; Silva, Vera Cristina; Sousa, Viviane Rodrigues de; Urso-Guimarães, Maria Virginia; Vargas, Laura Viana; Yamaguchi, Carolina; Falaschi, Rafaela Lopes

Checklist of the dipterofauna (Insecta) from Roraima, Brazil, with special reference to the Brazilian Ecological Station of Maracá

Riccardi, Paula RaileFachin, Diego AguilarAle-Rocha, RosalyAmaral, Edna MariaAmorim, Dalton de SouzaGil-Azevedo, Leonardo HenriqueCapellari, Renato SoaresCarmo, Daniel Dias Dornelas doCarvalho, Claudio José Barros deFerro, Gustavo BorgesFlores, Heloísa FernandesGomes, Lucas Roberto PereiraGottschalk, Marco SilvaLamas, Carlos José EinickerLampert, SilvanaMarinho, Marco Antonio TonusMarques, Dayse Willkenia AlmeidaMello, Ramon LucianoMello-Patiu, Cátia Antunes deMenezes, Marco AntônioMorales, Mírian NunesOliveira, Sarah Siqueira dePereira, Thalles Platiny LavinsckyPereira-Colavite, AlessandrePirani, GabrielaRafael, José AlbertinoSantos, Josenilson Rodrigues dosSavaris, MarcoandreSchelesky-Prado, Daniel de CastroSilva, Vera CristinaSousa, Viviane Rodrigues deUrso-Guimarães, Maria VirginiaVargas, Laura VianaYamaguchi, CarolinaFalaschi, Rafaela Lopes

Roraima is a Brazilian state located in the northern portion of the Amazon basin, with few studies regarding its biodiversity. The Ecological Station of Maracá (Brazil, state of Roraima) harbors the third largest Brazilian pluvial island and is composed of a transitional landscape of savanna and Amazon rainforest components. Despite its ecological importance and strategic localization, few studies covered the dipterofauna of this locality. An updated checklist addressing 41 families of true flies (Diptera) occurring in Roraima is presented based on the literature and the specimens collected during a field expedition that occurred in 2015. This checklist brings several improvements such as new records of 165 taxa to the state of Roraima, 29 taxa to Brazil, and 259 morphotypes, mostly likely representing undescribed species.(AU)