Redescription of the pupa of Mallochohelea termophila (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
The pupal exuviae of Mallochohelea termophila (Spinelli) is redescribed, photographed and illustrated mainly based on the type-series. Pupae of the type-series were collected with forceps from a thermal stream and were attached to rocks about 200 m from the spring head, and pupae from Uruguay with a...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
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| Online Access: | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1256 |
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| Summary: | The pupal exuviae of Mallochohelea termophila (Spinelli) is redescribed, photographed and illustrated mainly based on the type-series. Pupae of the type-series were collected with forceps from a thermal stream and were attached to rocks about 200 m from the spring head, and pupae from Uruguay with a deeper in lotic and lentic environments. They were reared to adults in the laboratory. This is the first detailed pupal description of a species of Mallochohelea Wirth, and the first record of this species from Uruguay. Similarities and differences with the pupae of NeobezziaWirth & Ratanaworabhan are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 1870-3453 2007-8706 |