Morphology of the immature stages of Dasyhelea silvatica Wang, Zhang & Yu with redescriptions of adults (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

By

Lu, Xue
Duan, Chen
Ning, Yuan
Jiang, Xiaohong
Hou, Xiao Hui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Zoosystematics and evolution

Volume

961

Pages

119--127

Subjects

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

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53882

 

Abstract

The immatures of the biting midge Dasyhelea silvatica are described and illustrated for the first time and a complete description of the adult male and female are provided using scanning electron and compound microscopes. The specimens were collected from flooded soil near a pond in Guizhou Province, China, and reared in the laboratory.