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Issue: Vol. 2306 No. 1: 8 Dec. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-12-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2306.1.5
Page range: 51–58
Abstract views: 213
PDF downloaded: 2

Morphological description of the pupa and fourth-instar larva and redescription of the adults of Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards (Diptera: Culicidae)

Instituto de Medicina Regional. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Av. Las Heras 727 3500, Resistencia, Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sársfield 1611 X5016GCA, Córdoba, Argentina
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE) (UNLP-CONICET), Calle 2 No. 584-B1902CHX-La Plata, Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sársfield 1611 X5016GCA, Córdoba, Argentina
Diptera Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens unknown immature stages description adult redescriptions

Abstract

The adult male and female of Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards are redescribed. The pupa and fourth-instar larva are described for the first time. The male genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva are illustrated. Information on distribution, bionomics and taxonomy is also included. Psorophora pallescens adults differ from the other species of the subgenus in the coloration of the scutum and abdomen. The larva can be distinguished from Psorophora ciliata based on characters of the head, thorax and abdomen.

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