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Issue: Vol. 4407 No. 4: 12 Apr. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-04-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.4.11
Page range: 591–599
Abstract views: 111
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Stenomicra Coquillett (Diptera: Periscelididae) from the Brazilian Amazon and its life history

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (CBIO), Caixa Postal 2223, CEP 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (CBIO), Caixa Postal 2223, CEP 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (CBIO), Caixa Postal 2223, CEP 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
Diptera bionomy immature stage Neotropical Region Stenomicrinae taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Stenomicra is described for the Neotropical Region, from phytotelmata of Araceae at an urban forest fragment in the city of Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Morphological descriptions of the immatures and the adults (male and female) are provided, together with biological information on the life cycle of the species and its “host” plant.

 

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