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Issue: Vol. 1275 No. 1: 31 Jul. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-07-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1275.1.1
Page range: 1–20
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Taxonomy of Simulium (Inaequalium) petropoliense Coscarón (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil, with the first description of the male and larva

Diptera Division, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Caixa Postal 926, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brasil
Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Caixa Postal 926, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brasil
Diptera Division, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Diptera black fly Neotropical region taxonomy Inaequalium S. petropoliense Brazil Simuliidae

Abstract

We describe the male and larva of Simulium petropoliense for the first time and redescribe the female and pupa. All morphological characters are fully illustrated and comparisons with closely related species are given.

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