New Pieza Evenhuis (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae, Mythicomyiinae) from Northeast Brazil

The genus Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 has 11 known species but only one recorded from Brazil. In this paper, eight new species, P . ankh sp. nov. , P . aurislepus sp. nov. , P . bittencourti sp. nov. , P . parakake sp. nov. , P . parnasecon sp. nov. , P . rafaeli sp. nov. , P . silvanae sp. nov. and P . yeatesi sp. nov. , are described from Maranhao and Piaui in the Northeast of Brazil. A key to genera of Mythicomyiinae of the world (modified from Rafael and Limeira-de-Oliveira 2014) and the Brazilian species of Pieza is provided. In addition, a distribution map for the Brazilian species of Pieza is presented.