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Issue: Vol. 1830 No. 1: 28 Jul. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-07-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1830.1.3
Page range: 37–46
Abstract views: 46
PDF downloaded: 1

Immature stages and redescription of Lejops barbiellinii (Ceresa) (Diptera, Syrphidae) found in bromeliads in Brazil

Department of Zoology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Department of Zoology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Diptera Bromeliads description early stages phytotelmata taxonomy Neotropical

Abstract

A new combination is proposed: Habromyia barbiellinii (Hull 1946) = Lejops barbiellinii (Ceresa 1934). Third-stage larvae and puparia of Lejops barbiellinii are described and the adult male redescribed. The larvae were found in phytotelmata of terrestrial Bromeliaceae in Parque Estadual do Rio da Onça, Matinhos, Paraná, Brazil.

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