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Issue: Vol. 3242 No. 1: 21 Mar. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-03-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3242.1.2
Page range: 39–46
Abstract views: 52
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Description of the pupa and male of Paryphoconus grandis Macfie (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CONICET-CEPAVE, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Diptera Ceratopogonidae Paryphoconus grandis pupa male Neotropical region

Abstract

The pupa and male of Paryphoconus grandis Macfie are described for the first time. Pupae were collected from the edgeof a stream margin in Corrientes province, Argentina and reared to adults. Pupae and adults are illustrated and photographed. The species is known from Mexico to northern Argentina.

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