The immatures of Bezzia chilensis Spinelli & Ronderos, 2001 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

By

Anjos dos Santos, Danielle
Diaz, Florentino
Spinelli, Gustavo
Ronderos, María Marcela

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

803

Pages

141-154

Subjects

aquatic , Biting midges , immature stages , Neotropical region , Palpomyiini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.803.29024

 

Abstract

The fourth instar larva and the pupa ofBezziachilensisSpinelli & Ronderos, 2001 are described for the first time. The immature stages were collected from macrophytes and filamentous algae in streams of the Patagonian steppe, in the provinces of Neuquén and Chubut, Argentina. The described stages were photographed and illustrated with a phase-contrast microscope and scanning electron microscope. Data on the bionomics of the species, new records and tables for characters of the known larvae and pupae ofBezziaKieffer, 1899 from the Neotropical region are provided.