The immatures of Culicoides lacustris Ronderos (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).

نویسندگان

  • Danielle Anjos-Santos
  • Amparo Funes
  • Gustavo R Spinelli
  • María M Ronderos
چکیده

Larva and pupa of the Patagonian species Culicoides lacustris Ronderos are described in detail with phase-contrast microscope at oil immersion and scanning electron microscope. Studied specimens were collected in a wetland, alongside to the Provincial Route 12, between the cities of Esquel and Gualjaina in the Chubut Province. They are compared with the more similar congener, Culicoides venezuelensis Ortiz & Mirsa.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 3881 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014