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Issue: Vol. 1958 No. 1: 8 Dec. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-12-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1958.1.3
Page range: 31–40
Abstract views: 55
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Description of immature stages and adult diagnosis of Stilobezzia coquilletti Kieffer 1917 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata
División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata
División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
Diptera immatures description Stilobezzia coquilletti Ceratopogonidae Manaus Brazil

Abstract

The pupa and larva of Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) coquilletti Kieffer are described, and a diagnosis of the adult is given. All described stages were photomicrographed and illustrated by using phase-contrast microscope, plus Scanning Electron Microscope in the case of the larva. Immature stages were collected in a shallow stream of sandy bottom nearby Manaus, Brazil. The pupa is compared with S. (S.) fiebrigi Kieffer, and the larva with S. (S.) antennalis Coquillett.

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