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Issue: Vol. 490 No. 1: 13 Apr. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-04-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.490.1.1
Page range: 1–8
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 21

Description of the larva and pupa of Antarctoecia brasiliensis Huamantinco & Nessimian, 2003 (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae)

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Cidade Universitária, 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Museu Nacional, UFRJ
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Cidade Universitária, 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Trichoptera Antarctoecia brasiliensis Limnephilidae larva pupa Neotropics Brazil

Abstract

Larva and pupa of Antarctoecia brasiliensis Huamantinco & Nessimian, 2003 are described and illustrated from the Rio Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and compared to other Neotropical limnephilid genera. Some aspects of habitat and dietary items are presented.

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