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Issue: Vol. 4208 No. 1: 14 Dec. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-12-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.1.4
Page range: 77–83
Abstract views: 88
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Dicrotendipes (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Florida

461 Tiger Hammock Road, Crawfordville, FL, USA 32327.
Diptera Chironomidae

Abstract

A new species of Dicrotendipes is described in all life stages from Florida. Adults of this new species are nearly identical to D. modestus (Say); pupae are similar to D. modestus, D. neomodestus (Malloch) and D. tritomus (Kieffer); while the larvae are unique and were keyed by Epler (1992, 1995, 2001) as Dicrotendipes sp. A. The taxonomic status of D. modestus and D. pulsus (Walker) is discussed.

 

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