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Issue: Vol. 4444 No. 4: 11 Jul. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-07-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4444.4.6
Page range: 462–470
Abstract views: 67
PDF downloaded: 3

Immature stages of Laurotanyus travassosi Oliveira, Messias & Silva-Vasconcelos, 1992 reveal a new synonymy in Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) 

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Avenida André Araújo n. 2936, CEP 69067-375 Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Avenida André Araújo n. 2936, CEP 69067-375 Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Diptera Aquatic insect Procladiini Procladius Amazonia taxonomy Brazil Neotropical

Abstract

The monotypic genus Laurotanypus Oliveira, Messias & Silva-Vasconcelos is placed as junior synonym of Procladius Skuse, based mainly on the morphology of immatures. The male of P. travassosi comb. nov. is redescribed and the immature stages are described and illustrated for the first time. In addition, an amendment to the adult male diagnosis of Procladius (Psilotanypus) is provided.

 

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