First description of the immature stages of Dasyhelea alula and a redescription of adults from China (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

By

Duan, Chen
Jiang, Xiaohong
Chang, Qiong Qiong
Hou, Xiao Hui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

824

Pages

135-145

Subjects

adult , aquatic , biting midge , China , Description , Fourth instar larva , Pupa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.824.31722

 

Abstract

The fourth instar larva and pupa of Dasyheleaalula Yu, 2005 are described and illustrated using a Scanning Electron Microscope. The adult male and female of this species are redescribed. Immatures were collected from flooded soil near a pond in Xiaojiawan village, Guizhou province, China and reared in the laboratory. The studied material is deposited in the Insect Collection of Zunyi Medical University.