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Issue: Vol. 2415 No. 1: 31 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2415.1.4
Page range: 43–53
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 15

Description of the immature stages of Wyeomyia (Spilonympha) howardi Lane & Cerqueira (Diptera: Culicidae) with a redescription of the adults

Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, 21045–900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, 21045–900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, 21045–900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Diptera systematics Sabethini bromeliads phytotelmata

Abstract

The immature stages of Wyeomyia (Spilonympha) howardi Lane & Cerqueira are described and illustrated for the first time. The morphology characters of adult male, including genitalia, and female are redescribed and illustrated. The systematic treatment includes the geographical distribution of Spilonympha species and bionomics data for Wyeomyia howardi based on recent field collections as well as the literature.

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